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  • Q&A I Struggle with God’s Wrath

    The following is a question from a youtube user responding to one of our videos. I answered the question below and made it available for all to see. As a Christian, I struggle with…

  • Whited Sepulchers

     Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. Matthew 23:27 Jesus…

  • Mark 3

    What is the background? Since the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and His baptism, tensions rising between Jesus and the culture of the day, particularly with the religious authority at this point.  We have seen…

  • “Poured Water on the Hands of Elijah”

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is…

  • “The Lord Hath Made Bare His Arm”

    The Lord hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:10 It is typical…

  • “Salute No Man by the Way”

    Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. Luke 10:4 In this passage, Jesus is sending out His disciples by two’s to go and preach.  He also tells…

  • Mark 2

    Historical Background Chapter one began with introductions to Jesus the “Son of God” followed by quotes and allusions to the OT that set up Jesus as the Messianic end-times figure portrayed by the Scriptures. …

  • 1 Corinthians 3

    Background Paul has been elaborating on the wisdom of the world vs the wisdom of God.  The world rejects God’s wisdom as “foolishness”, while those who believe God received understanding by the work of…

  • Matthew 26

    Background? The Passover is near, the time of year when every Jewish man returns to Jerusalem to observe the day.  Jesus’ ministry is popular with the common people, however, the Jewish leaders are plotting…