Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” · The Bible teaches that human life is different from other life forms on Earth; first of all, because mankind was made in the image of God. Genesis 2:7: “And the [...]
The Bible says that baptism is not like Chipotle. Easy tiger… I’ll explain. One of the great things about Chipotle is that you can get your food any way that you want. When you roll up to get your Tex-Mex on, no two people get the same thing the same way. I get a Carnitas [...]
I was eight years old when I transferred to Sweetwater Academy’s third grade class. Eight seems too young to be insecure, but I was already carrying around a collection of nicknames that had bruised my ego. My horizon of future social success brightened when Louie, the cool kid, picked me to be on his kickball [...]
The biblical voice on homosexuality is a very relevant discussion in our day. At a time when virtually all forms of sexual behaviour are condoned and accepted, it’s important that we as Apostolics fully understand what the Scriptures say on this issue. Although both the secular school system and Hollywood encourage teens to explore and [...]
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Even though you may only hear a few bars of the music—perhaps in a mall or during a restaurant meal—a catchy tune can easily play itself over and over in your mind with annoying persistence. What about visual images? No doubt you can recall at [...]
Whew…that is a pretty good question. Well, in a word: a lot. Actually, that was two words. Anyway… Let’s go to the Bible and see what it says. Nobody talked about the second coming more than Jesus. He taught about it, preached about it, and explained it. Toward the end of His time on Earth [...]
The Great Contradiction The audacity of the Incarnation begins at conception (as does the wonder of all human life): Jesus Christ was born of a virgin. This is the first claim of the gospel story, and it contradicts our understanding of life. If a woman is pregnant, she is not a virgin. That is the [...]
