Large Numbers?
Everyone of us has a subtle desire for numbers and a tendency to judge success by statistics. There is a measure of reproach connected with…
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Deception in Our Homes?
The devil has two main ways of tempting believers: Either he offers up attractive, appealing, and impressive preachers to whom believers go, thus luring them…
Don’t Judge by Appearance
One of the most deep-seated frailties of fallen humanity is the persistent tendency to judge according to appearance. We judge a person according to his…
Fear Not (Part 20/30) – God’s Control
We often think we have to do everything ourselves. A problem arises – and we immediately try to find a solution. Of course, if we…
Question: Do I Have the Gift to Stay Single?
Question: How do I recognize whether I have the gift of singleness according to 1 Corinthians 7:7,37? There are some articles on being single, but…
God Predicts the Future
“Soothsayers were spectacularly wrong in 2018 – again”, reads a newspaper headline. Germany was supposed to become world champions, and the world was supposed to…
Contradiction: Does Everybody Sin?
In a passage in Romans, Paul states that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). A few verses earlier,…
The Prophet Zechariah – Introduction
The two prophets Haggai and Zechariah were active at the same time. In terms of content, their messages overlap to some extent, but their…
Objection: Didn’t God Create Evil Himself?
Who has not come across Siri, the Apple software, the “woman in the iPhone’, who replies to you when you ask her where the next…
The Terms of Discipleship
True Christianity is a total commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. The Savior is not looking for men and women who will give Him their…
Question: Do Christians Keep the Sabbath and Abstain from Pork?
We have learned from passages such as Romans 10:4 that Christ is the end of the law for the redeemed Christian, who is, therefore, not…
Examine Yourself – Important for the Lord’s Supper
The verse in 1 Corinthians 11:27 has often been misunderstood as if the breaking of bread was only meant for the particularly worthy. But let’s…
Perfect Freedom
The liberty of the child of God is one of his priceless possessions. Made free by the Son, he is free indeed. But he is…
Diabolic Gossip and Tattle
A very interesting word used in Titus 2:3 shows how seriously God takes slander, defamation, half-truths, blasphemy (even in a pious guise), or gossip. When…
The Prodigal Son – God’s Love Seeking the Sinner
Luke’s gospel is the gospel of grace. It speaks of the undeserved grace of God that has appeared in order to offer salvation to all…
Carried by God’s Arms
2017: A huge flood ravages a village in India. A man carries his household goods out of the house to save everything from destruction. Among…
Contradiction: Can We See God?
Not only these but a number of other scriptural passages that deal with looking at or seeing God seem to contradict each other at first…
Hidden Sins
Job was very righteous and could not understand why a great calamity had befallen him. He felt it was unjust and fought eloquently for his…
Don’t Seek Great Things for Yourself
There is a subtle temptation, even in Christian service, to become great, to see one’s name in the magazines or hear it over the radio.…
The Kingdom in Matthew 13 (7 Parables)
It is rarely possible to understand a chapter of the Bible without taking into account its context. If this is generally true, it is especially…