Salvation Summaries

Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. In Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount, He begins with nine blessings that God gives to those who live in a certain way. Each blessing is essentially a stamp of approval by God, which, in…

For three years now, I’ve been trying to get my arms around God’s violence in the Old Testament in order to understand it, and then be in a position to write about it. It has been no easy task. I started by reading a handful of books on God’s violence,…

Last night, I determined to set aside the first 30 – 60 minutes of my day (after making some coffee of course) to praise, worship and pray to God. Why? Because I want to know Him better; I need to know Him better. I continue to believe that we Christians…

According to Kevin McKinney’s Bible Reference Sheet on the Old Testament book of Ezra, of the nearly 3 million people who left Israel (and were exiled to Babylon), fewer than 50,000 decided to return. Imagine that. An invading enemy, the Babylonians, destroy your homeland, and take you as captives back…

We all probably know of some people who considered becoming a Christian, but were “turned off” by the bad behavior of a few professing Christians, so they chose against it. We may also know of some professing Christians who later decided that they didn’t like the lifestyle restrictions a Christian…

Most people who read the title of this post would likely scoff at the idea of them living under the power of Satan, for who does that? Satan worshipers? Well, according to the Bible, far more people do this than you think. Hopefully it does not include you. The Bible…