Seeking the Gospel Truth

What are the right motives and methods to worship God? In reality, He gave us instructions in the Bible. We’re supposed to follow them. Unfortunately, men began to invent new methods , without taking into consideration their motives. Meaningless, robotic, prideful religion was the result. How should we worship God? Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with othe...

When is it time to defect to the other side? When does it make sense? How long does it take for your eyes to be opened and realize that you’re on the wrong side? What happened to David thousands of years ago can be applied to today’s circumstances. It’s time to think about it. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://see...

Chronicles is the second time the history of Israel was recorded. Samuel covered the history of King Saul and King David. Jeremiah covered the kings of the divided kingdom after Solomon. Though Chronicles repeats some of what was already written, it highlights stories that weren’t covered. Chronicles is full of lessons for the Jews. Lessons that they failed to obey with the first go-round of their...

We’re done with the genealogies! Yay! Now to the historical accounts of the Israelites. This will overlap with 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings. If you haven’t read those, there are links to their respective stories in those books. After the Israelites settled in the Promised Land , they had some turbulent years recorded in the Book of Judges . They asked God for a king and He gave them Saul, son...

Today we’ll finish off the genealogies and show how they point to Jesus Messiah as both our King AND High Priest. Furthermore, you’ll see how we born-again believers, with the Gift of the Holy Spirit, we are His Royal Priesthood until He removes us from the earth in the Rapture. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://s...

When I said that the Bible was like a treasure chest, I wasn’t kidding! Here amidst boring names and more names in the lineage of the Israelites, the tribes of Judah and King David’s family tree is a simple prayer — the prayer of Jabez. I’m sure you’ve heard of it, but this gem is buried among lists of Jewish ancestral names. Why was this one man singled out? It was because of his simple, yet sinc...

Several years ago, I dug into my family’s ancestry. I knew one of my mom’s cousins was a well-known Socialist revolutionary in Spain. For some reason, she was proud of him. Yet, on my dad’s side, I discovered my great great grandfather helped to abolish slavery in Puerto Rico! Now, that’s something to brag about! When it comes to Jewish history, it was important that the lineage of the Messiah lea...

Growing up Catholic, I was deprived of God’s Word and hence, God’s Truth. Now, I can’t get enough of the Bible — it’s like a treasure chest full of God’s Goodness. The Psalms are praise songs and prayers to God covering many topics. Psalm 119, though it’s the longest one, is a beautiful prayer, praising God’s Word, the Bible. It’s a Hebrew acrostic poem; there are 22 stanzas, one for each successi...

Malachi is God’s farewell address to the Jews for a while. After that, He is silent for 400 years. Remember the last question in chapter 2 ? Where is the God of Justice? Well, here’s the answer and most people won’t like it. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://seekthegospeltruth.com/2022/05/10/malachi-3-4-gods-aweso...

Church leaders — priests and pastors — should teach God’s Word from the Bible without watering it down or twisting it. Additionally, they need to live it . In this next chapter of Malachi, God calls out the priests for misleading the people. He also give us lay folks a list of qualities that we should look for in a pastor or a priest. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to...

Malachi is the last of God’s prophets in the Old Testament. He’s one of the “minor” prophets , only because his book is so short — just 4 chapters. Nevertheless, in these 4 chapters, God tells the Jews, and us, how he expects us to worship Him. He calls out the hypocrites. Are you ready for a slap upside the head? Let’s dig in…. Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with othe...

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. That’s the Lord’s Prayer that every Catholic kid had to memorize in catechism class or “religious instruction”. Did we understand what it meant? Nope. Zechariah explained its meaning and what will happen in these last 2 chapters. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and vid...

God gives us Bible Prophecy not to scare us, but to warn us and give us hope. It’s a hope we can depend on. It’s not like the false hope that the world gives. We have a choice: follow Jesus, the Good Shepherd or follow Satan, the bad shepherd. Yes, it’s that simple. Zechariah lays it all out for us. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies...

The problem with religion is that it gets in the way of our relationship with Jesus. In these next chapters, God, through Zechariah, answers the question of some religious Jews and reveals prophesies on Jesus’ return as the King of Kings. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguiar.com/2022/05/05/zechariah-7-9...

God gives the Prophet Zechariah 8 visions in one night. We read about the first 4 yesterday . They are prophetic visions that mirror John’s visions in the Book of Revelation . Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguiar.com/2022/05/04/zechariah-4-6-epic-judgment-on-the-world-and-a-prophecy-of-king-jesus/ Bible...

God Almighty says to each and everyone of us, “Return to me and I will return to you.” Easier said than done, right? You see, the world, the culture and yes, even Satan, pull us back into their darkness. How do we fight it? The book of Zechariah will show us. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguiar.com/202...

Time-wise, the Prophet Haggai coincides with the Book of Ezra. Haggai is the prophet God sent to give the returning Jewish exiles a pep talk. We as Christians living in today’s world could use a pep talk, too. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguiar.com/2022/05/02/haggai-obey-almighty-god-seek-him-first-an...

They say confession is good for the soul. By the way, that’s NOT in the Bible! It’s actually an old Scottish proverb. Still, it’s true and we see that in the final chapters of the Book of Nehemiah. Jerusalem, the wall, the city and the temple are rebuilt, re-inhabited, re-dedicated and re-committed. Yet, what was made right with God doesn’t stay that way. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog wher...

The rubble of the destroyed City of Jerusalem’s wall represented failure, sin, disobedience, and judgment . The repaired wall symbolized hope, a future, life, power, a real city, more people and a threat to the enemies. Enthusiasm led to hard work, which led to tired, dejected people. However, hearing the Word of God changes things. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to di...

Back in 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated South Florida. I witnessed something I’d never seen before — neighbor helping neighbor, strangers helping strangers. If a tree had fallen on a house, a guy with a chainsaw just came and started cutting it up. There were many scenes like that. We were all victims. We were all neighbors. Today’s chapters reminded me of that. We worked, we served, we prayed,...

Rebuilding. Because we live in a fallen world, things fall apart easily. It could be a career, home, relationship, town, you name it. Nehemiah is blessed as he has the ear of the King of Persia. When God puts a calling on his heart, he risks it all to obey. Would you? Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguia...

Poor Ezra. He came all the way from Babylon only to find that the exiles who had returned before him, had sinned against the Laws of Moses that he so revered. His reaction is dramatic as is the mass repentance of the sinful Jews. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguiar.com/2022/04/27/ezra-9-10-compromise-w...

The narrative in the Book of Ezra now changes to the first person as Ezra himself comes into the picture. Ezra, a scribe and teacher, from an impressive priestly lineage is called to help teach and train the Jews in the rebuilt Jerusalem temple. He is a role model we all should strive to imitate. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and...

Apparently, some of the residents around Jerusalem weren’t too happy the Jews returned to rebuild the temple. They offered to help, but it’s the kind of help that nobody wants or needs. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper with other Bible studies and videos… https://giselleaguiar.com/2022/04/25/ezra-4-6-beware-of-satans-strategies-bad-company-corrupts-a-good-l...

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are the stories of the restoration of God’s temple in Jerusalem and the city itself. It’s c. 538 BC, the Babylonians who captured the Jews and brought them to Babylon were gone. The Medes and Persians ruled by King Cyrus are in power. It’s time for God’s promise to the Jews of renewal and reconstruction to be fulfilled. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where the...