Articles Category: Basic Bible - Christian Articles

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Be not worldly-minded By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) For a Christian the advantage of being heavenly-minded can not be over-emphasized. First and foremost, this is how a Christian can be patient and wait on the Lord to work instead of taking things into their own hands. If your armor is not of God . . . By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) This article it to teach people to put on each piece of armor because if a person is not relying on God’s armor and weapons, they will used their own. If they are fighting against the lies of devil, they will end up defeated. They have sown wheat, but they have reaped thorns By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) In Jeremiah 12 and 13, God addresses Israel's fault which is disinterest in Him and having idols. He says if they will diligently learn His ways and swear by His name, He would restore their land and place to them. I believe the church should apply the admonition to themselves so that they can become the glorious church that God intended. Otherwise, in these lad days, God will only have a remnant and most of the church will join the great whore.) Luke 1: 1 -25 Developing An Intimacy With God That Eclipses Our Ordinary Day to Day Routine By : R. Wayne Howe A soul searching look at what happens when God decides to interrupt the routine day to day lives of His people. How to protect your new heart By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) Offers scriptures that when heeded, will go a long way in protecting a Christians new heart from being corrupted. A New heart By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) Scriptures that show God gives us a new heart at salvation. And scriptures that show what the new heart does. Getting Your Prayers Answered By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) Scriptures revealing what God has to say about getting your prayers answered. Circumcision of the heart By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) The only way to trust and obey God is to cut off the flesh—be circumcised. A person has to be spiritually circumcised to take advantage of the New Covenant. It was submission to their lower nature that killed Adam and Eve and it takes submission to God to have eternal life. Blessing and obedience go hand in hand By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) To show that blessings are the result of good choices and curses are the result of bad choices. Sowing and Reaping (1st in the Sowing Series) By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) A teaching on cultivating the garden of the heart. Know Little About The Bible! By : Shaila D Touchton knowledge of Bible. Spiritual Maturity: Learning is an Active Verb By : Paula Marolewski How do we achieve spiritual maturity? To do so, we must realize that learning is not passive. We cannot be handed biblical knowledge and godly character on a silver platter. We have to work at it and strive for it. Here are five key points to help us understand that learning is an active verb. Christian Education and the Struggle with Biblical Illiteracy By : Paula Marolewski How would you define "biblical illiteracy"? And - more importantly - is the church today biblically illiterate? The answer may be a shocking "yes"! The Reconciliation By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) This article exlplains how mankind got allienated from God and how a person can be reconciled to God in a true Father-child relationship. A Light Unto My Path By : Paula Marolewski When someone mentions the word “memorize,” you cringe. You don’t have the time; you don’t have the energy. And, deep down in your heart, you might also be thinking, “It’s not that important, anyway.” Or, is it? The Fellowship of the Father By : Mark E. Baker It is so important for us to know that we are greatly loved by God the Father. How can we come into any kind of a close personal relationship with some one including our Heavenly Father if we think that person is out to get us? The Fear of the Lord By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) To show the importance of the fear of the Lord and to encourage believers to receive it by faith. Biblical Prayers for the Saints By : Sylvia Huffnagle (Ordained minister) A compilation of useful prayers for all believers. Did They Have a Reason to Lie? By : Windmill Ministries Most of what we know about Jesus of Nazareth comes from the New Testament gospels and Paul’s epistles. We can verify that these accounts are historically reliable through researching history and archeology. But are they also giving honest testimony? Would they have had a reason to lie? The Ark of Noah By : Windmill Ministries Did Noah really ever build an ark? Many Christians have been scorned, because they believe the account of the ark. But what does the evidence tell us? The most intriguing evidence the truth of the ark account might come from the specification of the ark itself! Science and the Genesis Creation Account By : Windmill Ministries The first chapter of Genesis starts with the hotly debated creation account. Can this story be reconciled with science or it this a mere myth? Reading and analyzing this ancient text unveils some remarkable observations that only recently have been discovered and confirmed by science. The Canon of the New Testament By : Windmill Ministries How was the list of books (the canon) we now know as 'the New Testament' put together? The canon of the Bible was determined through early implicit acceptance by the first Christians and later formalized by the Council of Carthage. The Canon of the Old Testament By : Windmill Ministries How was the list of books we now know as 'the Old Testament' put together? What are the apocrypha books and what is the difference between the Protestant and Catholic Old Testament? The Old Testament: The Septuagint or LXX By : Windmill Ministries When was the Old Testament written and were the texts accurately preserved? The Septuagint gives us important information to establish a firm latest date for the existence of the complete Hebrew Old Testament and valuable insights in the quality of the preservation of the original texts. The Bible: Original Text versus Translations By : Windmill Ministries Why are the so many different English Bibles translations? Does that imply that there is no reliable original Bible text preserved? Or is it because translation is not an exact science and requires the translator to make subjective choices and allows for human error? Introduction to Matthew's Gospel By : Pastor Paul The intent of Matthew Trees in the Bible By : Karen Littlefield Our Father likes to use His nature to teach us His nature and His wisdom. He often compared men to trees. When God is for us no man can cut us down. Are the Ten Commandments Relevant today? By : Debra Lohrere There are some pastors today within the Christian Church who are preaching that the Ten Commandments are no longer valid. Is this what the Word of God teaches?