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Defining God’s Will
How then do we define God’s will? God’s will is embodied in the concept of love. God could have created the universe, and then reclined from any intervention in the doings of humanity. That is certainly within His right because He is God. However, God did choose to intervene out of love. First, He wanted…
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What is the Word of God?
In the simplest sense, God’s Word reflects the mind and will of God. There is no other reference available to us but God’s Word to understand the nature of God. Many have sought to conjecture who God is and how He operates, but there is no other source for this information other than God’s Word.…
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The Spirit and the Soul
For a Christian, there are two components that allow us to function in the spiritual realm as shown in the figure: a person’s spirit and their soul (Hebrews 4:12). A person’s spirit is what allows them to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. This component of a person (whether they have a relationship with Christ…
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Is the Word of God Necessary?
Why is the Word of God (the Bible) necessary in a person’s life? Have you ever considered that? There are so many concerns that require our attention in our lives today: God, family, work, friends, hobbies, house/apartment chores/maintenance, relaxation, etc. It seems that our time is already consumed before we even think about God or…
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The Assurance of Eternal Life
Our faith, and the building up thereof, is what constitutes our trust that God will deliver us from this world into eternal life. We do not have any store receipts telling us that we have eternal life. The assurance we have comes from our faith. That is why Jude (brother of the apostle James) said,…