Today's Lesson Read 1 Chronicles 5:26, 2 Chronicles 21:16, 2 Chronicles 36:22, and Exodus 35:21 In my previous post, I explained that the word ruach in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament, or TaNaKh) means breath, wind, and spirit. Before we continue to explore the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in my future posts, I would like … Continue reading The Ruach in Man
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Jesus Is The Brightness of God’s Glory (Part 2)
Today's Lesson Read Hebrews 1:1-12 Someone commented on one of my previous posts that the statement made in Hebrews 1:3, that Jesus is the brightness of God's glory, does not necessarily mean Jesus is God. To be precise, Hebrews does make a distinction between God and Jesus. Hebrews 1:1-2 states that God has spoken to us … Continue reading Jesus Is The Brightness of God’s Glory (Part 2)
Jesus Is The Son of God (Part 2)
Today's Lesson Read 1 Chronicles 17:11-15, Psalm 2:7, Matthew 26:63, and Hebrews 1:1-2 Jesus is the Son of God. What does that mean? How can God have a Son? In the Bible, Son of God is a title for the Messiah, or the Christ (which words mean anointed). God promised David that one of his descedants … Continue reading Jesus Is The Son of God (Part 2)
Jesus Is The Son of God (Part 1)
Today's Lesson Read Luke 1:31-35, Luke 3:38, Genesis 1:1-2, Genesis 1:26, and John 8:58 Jesus is the Son of God. What does that mean? How can God have a Son? That Jesus is the Son of God does not mean that Jesus is the product of a sexual encounter between God and Mary. Unfortuntely, people who … Continue reading Jesus Is The Son of God (Part 1)
God Is A Spirit
Read John 4:24 God is by nature a spirit, not an organism made of matter. In both Classical Hebrew and Koiné, the word spirit refers to wind or breath. This, however, does not mean that God is air, but that He is transcendent: His being consists of something that is beyond what is physical, beyond … Continue reading God Is A Spirit
God Is All Powerful
Read Luke 1:37 Reflect In a single year (2016), the U.S. used a total of 3,902,000,000,000 kilowatt hours, that is 3,902 billion kilowatt hours. That is a lot of power! Nevertheless, it does not compare to the amount of power produced by the Sun in one second: 38,460 septillion watts! That is, 38,460, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 watts. … Continue reading God Is All Powerful
God Is Eternal
Read Psalm 90:2. Reflect God created the heavens, the earth, the oceans, and every living creature in them, including human beings. God created the stars, the galaxies, the universe, and all reality. Even time is God's creation. God existed long before He created any of them, and God will continue to exist long after they … Continue reading God Is Eternal
