By: Obed Pineda Around the year 1050 B.C. the children of Israel made the most tragic and unwise decision in their history, by placing themselves on the “broad…way that leads to destruction” (Matthew 5:13b). The prophet Samuel (and Israel’s last righteous judge) had grown old and he had passed on…
By: Obed Pineda When committing Scripture to memory, it is common to often overlook the “small” words that are found within the pericope. The group of words that are perhaps almost always dismissed as unimportant are known in English literature as prepositions. Although small in comparison to other words in…
By John Mitchell When we say yes to God’s plan of salvation for us, we have to say no to our old unsaved ways of life. I’ll explain this by looking at God’s plan of salvation. #1 Hear the gospel. “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the…
By: Obed Pineda It has been suggested that legends and myths are not simply fantasized stories told for entertainment, but instead are object lessons purposely hyperbolized so that the listener will not easily forget the instruction. This theory may find some strength if one approaches Greek mythology with it in…
By: Phil Hopkins The Bible and God’s plan for the salvation of mankind is one of the most simplest and easy to understand messages for all of mankind. The scriptures that tell a person how to become a Christian are plain and understandable. What is truly flabbergasting is how difficult…
By Zachary Teasley During the 4th Quarter of the Year 2022, during our Adult AM Bible Class and during our Adult Wednesday Night Bible Class, we listened to and we hopefully learned from these series of lessons on worldly (man-made) behaviors, superstitions, traditions, holidays, festivals, and sayings that could very…
By: Obed Pined When someone faces a truth that is difficult or unpleasant to accept and instead chooses to remain in a constant state of denial, vehemently rejecting all logical evidence that substantiates it as fact, it is concluded that this person is in a state of wishful thinking. This…
By: Obed Pineda “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the LORD” (Proverbs 21:31). During Israel’s post-exilic era, the Jews that had returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and Jeshua had ceased the rebuilding of the temple because of their adversaries, the Samaritans (cf. Ezra…
By: John Mitchell “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness’” (Genesis 1:26). God is the Creator, and we are the created. Or, are we, the created, creating in our minds a different god, from the God who created us? When we read the…
By: Obed Pineda It had been a long and eventful day for the Master and His twelve. Mark relates that after returning from a successful campaign of preaching, healing the sick, and casting out demons from the possessed, Jesus instructed His disciples “‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place…