Faith & Reflection

Spiritual Reflections and Devotions

From time to time, we post selections from new and old gems of meditations either from our cherished writings or those of our congregation.

We hope you will find encouragement in the Scriptures considered or the retelling of their living in the Lord, trusting His promises and reflecting on their experiences.

Latest Posts and Articles

Facts About the Trinity
Bible Studies, Where Do I Start?
The doctrine of the Trinity is considered fundamental by many churches, although the word "trinity" never once appears in the Bibl... Read more
What is Jesus’ baptism and how does it relate to salvation?
Bible Questions and Answers
After Jesus received water baptism and after He received the Holy Spirit, He said, “But I have a baptism to be baptized with... Read more
The Times of Restitution of All Things
Faith's Foundations
The Bible describes the “times of restitution of all things”. What does this mean and how will mankind benefit from th... Read more
Grow Where You’re Planted
Christian Living
Do you ever feel that you're not where you're supposed to be? Or that the "grass is greener" elsewhere? That (despite working dili... Read more
The Character of Love
Christian Living
Countless songs have been written about love. Poems have been inspired by this emotion we hold so dear. Yet, with all the words an... Read more
How does the spirit make intercession for us? Romans 8:26-27
Bible Questions and Answers
What is the “spirit” referenced in the passage? “Spirit” in the Greek is “pneuma.”  Strong’s Concordance defines it broadly: “a cu... Read more
What is the mind of God like?
Bible Questions and Answers
God reveals Himself through the Bible and nature. God is a spirit being with unlimited abilities, who has existed from eternity pa... Read more
A Ransom for All
Videos, Where Do I Start?
The ransom has been called the hub on which all of God’s promises depend. It is the core doctrine of the Bible. This video e... Read more
Does the Bible teach us to convert the world into Christianity?
Bible Questions and Answers
Our Lord commanded no one to go out and “convert” the world.  We are told to evangelize, that is, to preach the gospel... Read more
Why is it that some Bible verses are removed from the Bible? For example, Matthew 18:11, John 5:4 are not in the NIV.
Bible Questions and Answers
The New Testament was written in the Greek language. In 1604 King James I ordered a more accurate translation of the existing Engl... Read more
When did Mary reveal the secret birth of Jesus to His relatives, outsiders, her children’s neighbors…even to Jesus, Himself, that He was the Child of God?
Bible Questions and Answers
The Scriptures do not tell us that Mary and Joseph told anyone that Jesus was the Son of God. When Mary was pregnant, she visited ... Read more
How am I crucified with Christ as in Galatians 2:20?
Bible Questions and Answers
During the three-and-a-half years of our Jesus’s ministry, our Lord was crucified in a figurative sense; that is, he was daily del... Read more
What was the importance of the fat, kidneys and liver of the animals in all the various offerings?
Bible Questions and Answers
Original Question: What was the importance of the fat of the animals in all the various offerings? Why was it burnt and not eaten?... Read more
Was Jesus created by God or always next to God?
Bible Questions and Answers
The following scriptures are used by the apostle John to describe the relationship between God and Jesus: Jesus is called the “onl... Read more
Should there be an embassy in Jerusalem?
Bible Questions and Answers, Israel
God promises to make Jerusalem the world’s capital. Israel will become the blesser nation of all nations. God promised Abraham: “I... Read more
If grace happened when Jesus died on the cross, what happened to everyone else in the Old Testament when they died?
Bible Questions and Answers
The world of mankind includes all children of Adam – whether born before or after Jesus’ sacrifice. When father Adam sinned, he an... Read more
Why is Jesus called the first born from the dead?
Bible Questions and Answers
Revelation 1: 4, 5, “John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is t... Read more
Help me with my fear of death.
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
1 John 4:16 tells us about the character of God: “God is love.” Two verses later we find out that “perfect love ... Read more
Romans 8:30 talks about those He has predestined. What does that mean?
Bible Questions and Answers
This verse is about the body of Christ. There will be a class of individuals who conform to preordained standards. The Heavenly Fa... Read more
How can one differentiate between Angels of light and darkness? What are their characteristics?
Bible Questions and Answers
The word “angel” in the Bible is translated from the Hebrew word “malawk” in the Old Testament and the Gre... Read more
The Sin Offering
Videos
The sin-offering is a beautiful Biblical teaching. It explains not only why Jesus died but why he suffered, both mentally and phys... Read more
Gen. 15:1 Fear not Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Bible Studies
  God was his shield – to protect him, to guard him from the anger and power of all the kings of earth and their armies, and able ... Read more
Why is there instrumental music in worship services today? Jesus didn’t give any authority to use instrumental music in worship.
Bible Questions and Answers
(All citations are from the KJV.) In Colossians 3:16, we are told, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom... Read more
How do we answer pre-believers who say all religions are the same?
Bible Questions and Answers
Many religions are the same! Their gods take only a fraction of mankind to heaven. The great majority of mankind are condemned to ... Read more
Please explain the relationship between free will offerings and vows (Deuteronomy 23:23)
Bible Questions and Answers
Original Question: Please explain Deuteronomy 23:23, “Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, su... Read more
What does 2 Thessalonians 1:8 mean? Will Jesus take vengence and burn up mankind?
Bible Questions and Answers
First, notice that the Scripture does not say that any person is being burned by the “flaming fire.” It declares how the Lord̵... Read more
When will Israelis Recognize Jesus?
Israel
The battle for Jerusalem continues as Israel celebrates 70 years of statehood. Will she survive the end times? Bible prophecy is c... Read more
Does the Bible prophesy a big war (like a World War 3)? Does it mention millions dying before Jesus Christ’s return?
Bible Questions and Answers, Current Events
There are and will be insurmountable problems, including war, but Christ will use the trouble to demolish the old, sin-sick govern... Read more
Which Bible verse talks about the last day?
Bible Questions and Answers, God's Plan for Mankind
Part 1: the Bible foretells great evilness in the last days. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NIV), “But mark this: There will be terrible t... Read more
During baptism, how important is the background of the person doing the immersion?
Bible Questions and Answers
Original Question: If a pastor baptizes a person but not all his practices line up with the word of God is that person’s bap... Read more
What is our Delightful God saying to us in Zephaniah 3:17?
Bible Questions and Answers
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior!” Zephaniah 3:17. The third chapter of Zephaniah records rebellion and t... Read more
How Can We See an Invisible God?
Christian Living
How do you see invisible things? Seeing our invisible God is surely a challenge. To see the invisible you must look very closely. ... Read more
Whose descendants are the Philistines? Why are they in constant conflict with Israelites ’till this date?
Bible Questions and Answers, Israel
The Philistines were a people of Aegean origin who settled on the southern coast of Palestine about the same time as did the Israe... Read more
Does a person have to be baptized to be saved or enter heaven?
Bible Questions and Answers
“…do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have bee... Read more
The Times of Restitution of All Things
Faith's Foundations
The Bible describes the “times of restitution of all things.” What does this mean and how will mankind benefit from th... Read more
What’s the difference between being baptized in Jesus’ name and baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirt?
Bible Questions and Answers
The words of the scripture, Matthew 28:19, have been changed from the original. At first, the verse read, “Go ye and make disciple... Read more