The Bride of Christ
(Copyright 08-29-2024) by Sue & Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) AN IMPORTANT TEACHING MOMENTPerhaps, you, like many others, have heard teachings about the expression “Bride of Christ.” This was brought afresh to our attention today, and I want to share a few thoughts that I hope will help you–should you need that help–in correctly interpreting this […]
Where is God’s Work Today?
(Copyright 07-28-2024) by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon) I – Introduction In his Last Letter to the ‘Brothers and Co-workers’ of January 10, 1986, six days before his death on January 16, 1986, Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong said: “…It is […]
God Loves Us Unconditionally
(Copyright 2023) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) Satan asked permission from God to sift Peter as wheat (Luke 22:31). And God permitted him to do so – because Peter had a more important ministry than all the others who were not thus sifted. Jesus only prayed that Peter’s faith would not fail (Luke 22:32). Peter […]
Is Yayshua God?
(Copyright) by James & Patt Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Or, What about Arianism & Polytheism? A question one might ask is, if the Son Yayshua (Jesus) was a separate Being from the Father, and if we worship Yayshua, then are we not breaking the second commandment and sinning? In essence, “Thou shalt have no other gods before […]
Sabbath Rest
(Copyright 2022) by James McBride (United Kingdom) For Bible–believers a highlight of the week is sundown on Friday– in Bible terms the dawning of the weekly seventh-day Sabbath. A time to lay aside worldly pursuits, to focus on the spiritual essence of our being, to worship and learn from our great Creator and our Saviour. It […]
Azazel: Observations and Questions
(Copyright 2023) by Pat Higgins (Charlotte, North Carolina) The recent understanding that the second goat of the Atonement offering—the one sent “into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man” (Leviticus 16:21)—represents not Satan the Devil but our Savior Jesus Christ generates some observations and questions. We can see the governing principle for this subject in a quote from […]
Symbolism Of Oil
(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) When oil is mentioned in the Bible it always means olive oil unless specifically excepted (Esther 2:12 for instance). So, what we’re really asking is what does olive oil represent. And honestly, church people overthink things. When asking what the symbolism for oil is, they go all over the […]
Back to the Nephilim
(Copyright 2023) by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all […]
Biblical Teaching of Sabbath Keeping
(Copyright) by Richard Douglas Mauck and Sandra Faye Mauck (Pulaski County, Kentucky) Below, I begin the minimum treatise’s I’ve written to help explain the Sabbath day. Ten teachings, almost 57,000 words, and over a decade of work. How does one summarize that? Here is what you need to know. 1. Time markers in Scripture.2. A day start […]