A 70-Year Life
Suppose God granted you a life of seventy years. How would you spend it? An average person would spend it like this: How much time do you give to God? If you went to services every week and prayed for five minutes every morning and evening, you would give five months to God — five […]
The New Israel
In 721 BC the Assyrian army swept out of the north, and destroyed the kingdom of Israel, and took the ten tribes captive. They became lost to history. The region was then occupied by Gentiles of different lands. The last tribes, Judah and Benjamin, were taken captive and removed from Judah in AD 70, and […]
Jesus Is Not Just Your Savior
It comes as no surprise that Jesus demanded of His disciples no less than what was demanded of Himself. Jesus told His disciples, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day” (Luke 9:22). Then He […]
The Tragedy of Ananias and Sapphira
Acts 5 records the tragic story of Ananias and Sapphira, two disciples who were killed by the Holy Spirit for their attempt to lie to Him. Chapters 2-4 of this book are each snippets of the attitude of early Christians: their love for each other, their willingness to sacrifice for those whom they loved, and […]
