The story of Jesus has captivated the world for centuries. There has never been a man nor will there ever be like Jesus. He is no ordinary man as He is also God. The book of Matthew gives us an account of the life of Jesus from birth all the way through His resurrection and…
Basic Bible knowledge is essential for the continual growth of the Christian. Many have placed their faith in Jesus Christ but they know very little about the Bible and the basic doctrines of the faith. This article seeks to provide an understanding of the eleven topics of theology that all believers should be familiar with.…
The term synthetic refers to an inspectional approach. It basically means to get an overview. According to Dr. Christopher Cone there are three basic types of approaches to theological studies: Systematic, Exegetical and, Synthetic. The purpose of this paper is to give a basic synthetic overview of the Bible. To accomplish this purpose we must…
One of the best things about Biblical studies is that the Bible applies to every area of life. However, in order to come to the proper application one must have a proper hermeneutic. The basic definition of hermeneutic is: the science and art of Biblical interpretation. The purpose of this article is to contrast three…
1. Why is Biblical theology a foundation for philosophy? Philosophy is basically the study of or the love of wisdom. The Bible clearly teaches us in Proverbs 9:10 that the ‘fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.’ Therefore, the worship of the true Biblical God comes before one can gain true wisdom. Philosophy…
The struggle with sin continues. This struggle will continue and will get even more difficult the close we get to the return of Christ. No matter how bad the battle gets we must not give up the fight. I came across an article by Dr. Chuck Betters. Read it carefully and you will find some…
The scriptures tell us in Second Timothy to “Study to show ourselves approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Once an individual makes that first step to accept Christ as his Lord and Savior he begins a journey of spiritual growth that is orchestrated by…
“It was Christmas Eve 1921. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn’t been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured Pa wanted a little extra…
I saw an article the other day that really caught my attention. It was a survey done throughtout America that revealed where the most happiest people live. I found that it is very interesting how the southern states seemed to find themselves near the top of the list mixed in with states that have a…
I asked God for strenght that I might achieve I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey I was asked for health that I might do greater things I was given infirmity that I might do better things I asked for riches that I might be happy I was given poverty that…
Pastor Chris Noland 