The answer to this often-asked question is “yes.” Of course, many, throughout history, have made the same claim. Stories abound of institutionalized mental patients claiming they were God. Others have said they were God and have convinced people to follow them. Cult leaders often convince others that they are the promised messiah and state that […]
God has always existed. He is omnipresent, meaning he has no beginning or end. God is known as the Great I Am! That means always was, is now and always will be. Eternal. It is very difficult for us to comprehend because we live within “time” and are constrained by its limits. God existed before […]
A careful reading of the Bible will help you see that God, as written about in the Old Testament is no different from God as described in the New. All of the attributes of God shine forth from all 66 books of the Bible. From the very beginning, God shows his love for his creation […]
According to the Bible, marriage was given as a gift of God at the time of creation. (Genesis 1-3) The Creator made humans in His own image, both male and female. God’s stated intention still is that the two shall become one in a blessed partnership, to give birth and nurture children. Marriage is the […]
Humans by nature are not perfect. In the beginning, God gave men and women the freedom to make choices and they chose to disobey God. Thus, sin entered the world and as a result of sin, there is hurtfulness. The good news is that when we draw on a source beyond ourselves for strength and […]
There is a body of scholarly evidence that proves that a man named Jesus walked the earth, had many followers and was crucified. Christians believe that after being pronounced dead and buried for three days, Jesus arose from the dead. There is powerful, scholarly evidence that he was witnessed by hundreds, including his disciples, over […]
It’s a good question. God could eliminate Satan anytime and plans to do so on his timetable. Until then, we will all struggle and endure Satan’s schemes. As humans, it is our desire to have the one who leads us to temptation removed so we no longer sin or are tempted. However, Satan is not […]
If the vastness of the universe, the beauty of the world and the innocent touch of a baby are creations, there must be a creator. The evidence of God is present everywhere around us. How could anything so perfectly engineered be mere happenstance? When we accept that the intricacy of the universe in which we […]
The Bible describes a place where animals were kept as the birthplace of Jesus, God’s son, who was the long-awaited messiah. Though a stable seems like a strange place for the birth of a king, this humble beginning marks a turning point in human history. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth […]
The winter celebration of the birth of Christ dates first appears on a Roman calendar in 336 AD, centuries after the event took place. Scholars believe that there may have been an attempt to co-opt an existing pagan festival that marked the coming of the light after the shortest day of the year. Clues in […]
