I use to think this was a power encounter between God and Baal but that is wrong. Baal has no power. Rather God demonstrates his power here so that his covenant people would believe in him and worship him only.
Even though it was a terrible question that the disciples asked Jesus when they asked the question, “Who sinned, this man or his parents?” we can be grateful for Jesus’ answer. This answer helps us to understand the relationship between suffering and sin.
In this sermon we are trying to identify who the real believers in Jesus are. You in your mind might object to that and say, “Who are we to judge?” but we are just using the teachings of Jesus here and this can be helpful for us personally. Many people identify themselves as believers, but […]
You can then appreciate the place that Obadiah found himself in. He worked for Ahab, in fact he appeared to be one of his most trusted advisers, but he was also a believer in God. He stood between the most powerful man in the physical Kingdom of Israel, someone who could take his own life […]
Now, this claim by Jesus is very dramatic! If any other human being said these words we would all say, “Doesn’t that man have an ego.” We would be like Joseph’s brothers who couldn’t believe Joseph’s dreams and how they would all bow down to him. These words are dramatic but if they are true […]
We like to investigate many things, but the most important thing we can do is to investigate the claims of Jesus and come to a conclusion about who he is.
Sin, which is ultimately selfish, can blind us to discovering truth. It is so important that we examine ourselves and ask God to give us the ability to discern truth from error and to have a realistic look at ourselves. If we want to go on sinning, then we have actually lost our ability to […]
When Jesus attended the festival of Booths, a kind of harvest festival, people were curious about him. Some said that he led people astray and others thought he was a good man. They were both wrong. Jesus was far more than just a good man and he certainly didn’t lead people astray.