Bible Gems
Being good soil – accepting God’s Word
"The ones sown on good ground, those hear the word, accept it and bear fruit..." Mark 4:20 The word translated 'accept' in our text means to take as...
Holiness Prepares Us for War
Joel 3:9 - Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare (qadosh) for war!" Literally this verse says that the nations are to 'make holy for war'. The...
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel / fight?
2 Tim 2:4 "A servant of the Lord must not quarrel" The Greek word for 'quarrel' can also mean to engage in hand to hand combat and physical...
Man’s holiness vs God’s holiness
The word for holiness in Hebrew - qadosh - is always spelt fully when describing God. However, each and every time it is used to describe people in...
Is there a typo in Psalm 145?
Many parts of the Hebrew Bible are "acrostic", which simply means that each new line begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. However,...
Holiness: the fight for the next generation
In the text of the Bible, there is a word which appears eerily similar to the Hebrew word for holiness, yet carries a disturbingly different...
Follow me! Why Israeli Commanders go first
The Book of Samuel records how Israel's young prince Jonathan and his armorbearer attacked the Phillistine army by themselves. 1 Sam 14 records how...
Loving your neighbour
We are commanded to 'love your neighbour as you love yourself'. Why aren't we called to love our neighbour as we love God? That would sound a lot...
Sorrow or Birth Pains?
".... these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8 KJV" In describing the difficulties leading up to the End of the Age, Jesus used a phrase that...
God is not a tissue box!
2 Cor 1:4 describes God as the 'God of all comfort'. Yes, He truly is a God who wipes away our tears, one who comforts us in time of loss and...
Feeling discouraged? Time to look back!
What to do in time of discouragement? It is time then to look back. Look back? Yes, look back over your life and all that has happened so far on...
Hebrew: A Revived Language for a Restored People
“For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the Lord...” Zep. 3:9 NKJV While this verse tells us...