Thoughts From The Bible

Seven spiritual blessings we have in Ephesians chapter one. In the first chapter of this book, we find seven spiritual blessings we have in Christ. What a blessing it is to know we are holy in the eyes of God, that we are adopted into the family of God, that we have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus, and so much more! These are spiritual blessings a child of God has now. We will receive our phys...

This episode looks at the history of Ephesus and the overview of the book of Ephesians. Later in this series, we will look at several sermons found in this book. I believe it will be a help and encouragement to you!

Last week looked at the Victory in the life of the believer. Today we will look at the fourth message found in this book. We will look at our Lord Jesus Christ in the book of Philippians . Some of this will be similar to what we have already looked at but much of will be new. We are going to look at Christ our life, Christ our example, Christ our righteousness, and Christ our rejoicing. 

Last week looked at the Mind of the Believer in the book of Philippians. Today we will look at the third message from a series of messages found in this book. Let’s look at Victory in the Life of the Believer. The book of Philippians is one of the most positive, joyful books of the Bible. It makes it clear that God desires His children to live in victory with joy—while they are still here on earth...

Today let’s look at the Mind of the Believer.  Our mind is very important. It is where we think, dream, plan, and ultimately decide to do or not to do something. It is also used in the Bible to show where are desires and direction are going. We need to guard our minds, strengthen our minds in the right areas, and use our minds for the glory of God. We are told to love God will all our heart, soul,...

There are many good messages or sermons in the book of Philippians. The book of Philippians is one of the most positive and joyful books of the Bible. The word sin never occurs in the book and Paul never rebukes them sharply. The key word in the book is joy or rejoicing. You have joy by not sinning! So today we will look at the first of about 4 or 5 messages found in this book. Today, we will look...

Today I want to talk about faith, fact, and feeling in regard to salvation. All people have faith in something. All people know certain facts. And all people have feelings about something. The same is true regarding the salvation and the eternal destiny of a person’s soul. Faith, fact, and feeling are different. Many Christians and non-Christians alike get confused concerning these three things. W...

The rapture, or catching away of the church is a great doctrine that we need to hear about often. Our Saviour coming back for us is one of our greatest hopes and comforts. In John 14 the disciples were sad when Jesus told them he must go away. At that time they did not understand what he was about to do. But Jesus told them he would go back to the Father, prepare a place for them, and one day retu...

Today, I want us to look at healing and miracles in 1 Corinthians 12:8-11. Several of the gifts found in 1 Corinthians 12 are still in effect today but others are not, specifically, the gifts of healing, miracles, speaking in tongues, and interpretation of tongues. These four gifts were given as a sign to unbelievers, not believers (children of God). Who requires such signs? The Jews, not the Gent...

This week I want to look at the gift of tongues. What is this gift? Can a person have the gift of tongues today? I will try to answer those questions today. Tongues in the Bible are a spoken language. They were given as a sign to unbelievers and Israel during the early church, and they ceased after a time. 1Co 14:22   Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that bel...

A question that is asked often is if the gift of tongues, healing, and miracles are still in effect today. The 12 disciples of Christ and the apostles in the early church had these gifts and powers. Why did God give them? Can a person in our time have these gifts?  Let’s first look at the office of an apostle We must first find how the Bible defines an apostle. What was required to be an apostle?...

I want to look at a simple but important doctrine in the New Testament, the difference between the terms “kingdom of God” and “the kingdom of heaven.”   Many people when they read the Gospels assume they mean the same thing. What are these two kingdoms? Are they different? If so, is it really important to make a difference between them? Yes, it is important to understand the difference. The kingdo...

Today we will look at the words of God . From the very beginning of man’s history, God has wanted to communicate with His greatest creation: man. Because of this, he talked and walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden. From that time on God has given us His words. He has told us what He expects from us, He has shown us His character and what He is like, He has encouraged and rebuked us with His word...

Last year I looked at many doctrines in the Bible that every child of God should understand. I would like to continue looking at more simple doctrines for the first part of this year. We saw that God is a Trinity, He is just and Holy, and that His Son Jesus Christ is both 100% God in the flesh and 100% man. Today I would like to talk about the love of God . Such a simple topic—and yet—hard to full...

Today I want to look at the doctrine of the Humanity of Christ. Last week we looked at the deity of Jesus Christ. This is an important doctrine we need to understand and study.  However, Jesus was also born of Mary into a human body. He had a body of flesh and blood like us. He was human in the fullest sense. I want to be careful today not to minimize the deity of Christ or cause any offense when...

Today I would like to look at the Deity of Jesus Christ . Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was and is God in the flesh and is equal with God the Father. Some teach that Jesus was just a good man, a teacher, a prophet, or even the brother of Satan. But who does the Bible say Jesus Christ is? This week, we will look at many Bible passages that show without any doubt that Jesus is God in the flesh. Next...

Today I would like to look at the doctrine of the Holiness and Justice of God. We looked at the Trinity and how God has a personality. He has love, compassion, mercy, grace, and many other things. In past lessons, we looked at the gift of salvation He offers Man and how He will give grace and mercy. He loved man so much that He gave His life for Man on the cross. But God is also holy and just. Bec...

Today I would like to look at the doctrine of the Trinity . This is one of the most well-known doctrines from the Bible. Many people have heard of this doctrine and may even be able to define it. Before we look at the doctrine of the Trinity, we need to understand that the Bible state that there is a God as a fact. It never tries to prove this. The Bible says the fool hath said in his heart, there...

What is the church? Who is part of the church and how do you become a member? Are there local churches or a universal Church? Who is the head of the Church and who leads an individual church? These are all good questions that I will try to answer today. The Bible tells us there are three main groups of people in the Bible, the Jews, the Gentiles, and the church of God: 1Co 10:32  Give none offence...

Today, I would like us to look at walking after the Holy Spirit versus walking after the flesh. A few weeks ago we looked at the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. We saw how a new Christian, a person who has trusted Jesus as their personal Saviour, is born-again by the Spirit of God. The Bible tells us we become a new creature in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:17: 2Co 5:17  Therefore if any man be i...

Last week we looked at part one from the doctrine of baptism. In that lesson, we saw how every believer has experienced a spiritual baptism through the Holy Spirit. We are also commanded to be baptized in water as an example and witness to this world that Jesus has saved us. This week, in part two, we will look at seven baptisms in the Bible. We will also look at Acts 2:38 which is often used to t...

The doctrine of baptism is very important to study and understand. The reason for this is because there are many false doctrines and beliefs about baptism. For example, some believe you have to be baptized to have your sins forgiven and become a child of God. We looked at salvation a few weeks ago and saw that salvation is a gift of God by faith in Christ alone—not through good works or baptism. I...

This week I would like to look at the Holy Spirit in the life of a child of God. Why did God give us the Holy Spirit? Let’s see what the Bible says about this. We have looked at how a person is saved from their sins and the wrath of God by putting their faith in Jesus Christ alone. But what happens when you trust Jesus as your Saviour? Many things! But for today let’s just look at one of them.  Wh...

This week, I would like to answer a question, “can a person lose the salvation God freely gives them?” This is a good question that many people ask. Let’s see what the Bible has to say about this. Many people believe that salvation is a gift from God and they can not earn it, but if they sin, God will take that salvation from them. If salvation is free and we can not earn it, how can we work to ke...

I would like to look at the salvation of Man’s soul. How can we have our sins forgiven and once again have fellowship with God our Creator? We saw last week that God will judge our sins—our sins must be paid for. How can our sins be forgiven—how can we be saved or have eternal salvation? Let’s see what the Bible says about this. You may have heard the word “salvation” or the phrase “you must be sa...