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One of the most mystifying aspects of the Lord's ministry was the parables that He spoke. Jesus Christ told parables in response to questions, self-righteous attitudes, pious murmuring, or as a means of engaging an audience to think more deeply about spiritual matters. His parables revealed truth, but in a partially-veiled manner that would test those listening. The casual onlooker, the "window shopper, " would hear and not comprehend, nor des...

At this moment, each of us is as close to the Lord Jesus Christ as we desire to be. Our patient Savior is always ready to assist anyone genuinely seeking Him and desiring to serve Him in his or her appointed capacity and calling. Through His Word and His Spirit, God aids a true seeker every step of the way into a deeper knowledge of Himself and His purposes. May We Serve Christ? - A New Testament Journey draws practical application from Script...

It is necessary for human language to incorporate numerical expression to convey ideas. God uses numbers in Scripture for the same reason. Seldom does the Bible state that a number is to be interpreted in a figurative sense, instead of a mathematical expression. If the primary meaning of biblical numbers is quantity, then we need to be careful in applying a figurative sense, lest we negate their intended idea. With that said, a symbolic concep...

At this moment, each of us is as close to the Lord Jesus Christ as we desire to be. Our patient Savior is always ready to assist anyone genuinely seeking Him and desiring to serve Him in his or her appointed capacity and calling. Through His Word and His Spirit, God aids a true seeker every step of the way into a deeper knowledge of Himself and His purposes. May We Serve Christ? - An Old Testament Journey draws practical application from Scrip...

This book is intended to move us forward on a journey with the Lord, the end result being a yielded people more in love, more filled, more free, and more excited than ever to walk each day with the Savior and to watch Him win in our generation. - Scott DeGroffScott DeGroff's Go Forward, unites exegetical fervor with the revival passion of Leonard Ravenhill and devotional warmth of William MacDonald to challenge the comfortable, complacent, sta...

God the Father loves His Son and desires for us to know, appreciate, and love Him too. The New Testament discloses God's ultimate revelation to mankind in a person: God's incarnate Son, Jesus Christ, is God's message and Messenger to humanity. Christ's life, His sacrifice, His death, His resurrection, and His ascension all speak to us of God's mighty, selfless Conqueror, now exalted to His throne. Christ freely offers light, love, and life to ...

At this particular moment, each of us is as close to the Lord Jesus Christ as we desire to be. The Lord is a perfect Gentleman, He does not force Himself on anyone. Our patient Savior is always ready to extend knowledge, grace, wisdom, mercy, and forgiveness to those genuinely seeking Him. Through His Word and by His Spirit, God aids a true seeker to have a deeper knowledge of Himself and His purposes. God the Father loves His Son and desires ...

Genesis, more than any other book of the Bible, provides an overview of God's immense purpose for humanity. This fountainhead of Holy Scripture stretches from the dawn of time, past the birth pangs of the world, the fall of man, and beyond to the restoration of mankind to God. God's plan of redemption is displayed through dazzling allegory in Genesis. The climax of Genesis is the exaltation of the Son of God, and redeemed souls receive eternal...

Kings and Chronicles cover the era of Israel's kings, which spans almost four centuries. Kings picks up with the last days of David, while Chronicles commences with the death of Saul, Israel's first king. Chronicles follows only the Davidic dynasty, references to Israel's kings occur only as a necessary part of the narrative. The writers of Kings and Chronicles had different objectives. The writer of Chronicles intended to encourage dishearten...

First and Second Samuel trace the lives of three Jewish men in the eleventh century B.C.: Samuel, the last of the judges and the first of the prophets, Saul, the first of the kings, but rejected by God, and David, the beloved shepherd-king. Hannah, whose name means grace, "asked of the Lord" (the meaning of Samuel's name) and received a male child who selflessly served the Lord's people his entire life. Saul's name means "asked for, " but he w...

Every religion claims divine authorship for its "holy book." But when one asks whether the claims to divine authorship are supported by history, archeology and sound scholarship, the answer is usually a resounding "no!" But is this the case with the Bible? Is the Bible simply another book mixing history and historical fiction? Is the Bible mythology or Divine revelation? This small booklet brings together the facts of history, archeology, cosm...

Numbers records the wilderness experience of God's covenant people, who are moving towards receiving the promises of God in Canaan, despite their failures and unbelief. It is a humbling story as far as man is concerned, but also a blessed and beautiful account of God's exhaustless patience and mercy, as He works to refine His people. Deuteronomy has more occurrences of the expression "the Lord our God" than any other book in the Bible. The fre...

The twelve Minor Prophets chiefly addressed God's covenant people between the ninth and fifth centuries B.C. One striking feature of their prophecies is how often expressions of God's grace and affection are embedded within scathing denunciations of Jewish stubborn waywardness. Joel's prophetic indictment concisely summarizes God's overall plan to restore the Jewish nation, to judge the wicked, and to establish Messiah's kingdom in the future....

Our English word "comfort" is derived from two Latin roots, con, "to be with, " and fortis, "strong." Comfort means "to strengthen by companionship." Comfort in times of distress is one of the principal benefits of walking with God. Hence, Isaiah implores his countrymen who have suffered God's chastening to seek His forgiveness and comfort through genuine repentance and humility. Isaiah yearns for the Jews to experience the meaning of his name...

Genesis is the book of beginnings and explains man's sin and condemnation, whereas Exodus is the book of redemption. Exodus reveals two central qualities of god's salvation for man: redemption by the blood through substitutional death and consecrated living apart from the world. Consequently, Exodus declares God's work to deliver His people from Egypt as well as His labors to remove Egypt from His people. Out of Egypt is a "commentary style" d...

The book of Ezekiel conveys God's jealous anger over Israel's idolatry, His righteous judgments to purify her of spiritual harlotry, and His future intentions of restoring the Jewish nation to Himself and fulfilling all His covenants to her. Ezekiel contrasts God's loyalty with Israel's infidelity as an adulterous wife. God has not abandoned His covenant people of old, He has an agenda for restoring them to a position of honor and blessing. Ez...

In Moses' day the Israelites failed to obtain God's rest in Canaan because of disbelief (Heb. 4:4-6). Under Joshua's leadership, the Israelites did enter the land and after seven years of conquest obtained God's rest, but then failed to secure their inheritance in faith after receiving it. Consequently, the rest Jehovah had for them was never fully realized and, in time, was lost. The writer of Hebrews uses their failure as an exhortation, "Le...

Like the Olympic torchbearers, Christians are also called to pass a torch from generation to generation. The light of biblical Christianity shines in the world today because faithful believers through the ages dedicated themselves to the accurate transfer of doctrine to new Christians and then equipped them to live out this truth. This is our legacy, our calling in Christ, and the best inheritance we can leave our children. There is no g...

The flesh" describes the natural man. God has no program to change the flesh. Rather He brings in something new: "and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). A new struggle is brought to our attention. It is no longer the new nature or the believer striving for mastery over sin in the body, it is the Holy Spirit striving against the old nature. The little boy coming home from school was beaten up by a big bully. He was on the b...

Have you wondered: "What happens when someone dies?" "Is there a spiritual realm of bliss and peace in the afterlife?" "Is there a place that wicked people will be judged?" "What will I be like after death?" "Will I recognize loved ones after I die?" please read on - life is too brief not to have such questions answered. We need not fear death, if we have properly prepared for eternity now. When it comes to the subject of afterlife, eternity i...