God’s Will – His Creation. “You alone made the whole universe; by Your will and design, whatever did not exist was brought into being.” (Revelation 4:11). Hebrew Word for Will is “haspasti”, which means to will something because it brings great delight; to desire because it brings pleasure; to wish something to be done because it …
God’s Will – May It Be Done. “You may expend your whole life in search of the Will of God, His “perfect will,” but you will not find any other perfect will of God than that which God has revealed in Christ Jesus. And that will is mercy, a mercy which involves giving your life …
God’s Will – Mercy. “The root of all of God’s activity in this world, beginning even with the world’s creation, is Mercy… Mercy is the cause and reason of all that God does. God does nothing, absolutely nothing, except as an expression of His Mercy.” (Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon, from his book, Christ in the Psalms). …
God’s Will – A Mystery. “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may obey the words of His teachings.” (Deuteronomy 29:29). MYSTERY: (Greek, Musterion); a sacred secret hidden in the heart of God until the appointed time of revelation; …
God’s Will – Introduction. God’s Will, Beyond our Understanding. “O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His decisions! And how mysterious are His ways, His methods, and His paths! For who has known the mind of the Lord, who has understood His thoughts, or who has ever been …
A Question – “When the pillars of justice collapse, what can the upright person (tzaddik) do?” Psalm 11. At first reading, David’s psalm here might seem to be a psalm for our time. But then when we consider the history of humanity and the rising and falling of nations and kingdoms of men, David here …
A Question – Will God Keep All His Promises. “All of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding Yes! And through Christ, our ‘Amen’ ascends to God to bring Him glory. Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In Him, this is what we preach and pray, the great …
A Question – Do I Really Need to be Rescued? “Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds …
A Question – Is There One Best Way to Live? “I came to give life in abundance to my sheep, a flourishing life, a rich and satisfying life! My purpose is to give them a life lived to the fullest, a real and eternal life which is a better life than they could ever dream …
A Question – Does Death Have the Last Word? Ralph Stanley O Death “Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, the Scriptures will be fulfilled: ‘Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? Sin gives death its sting, and God’s standards give sin its power. Thank God that …
A Question – Why Do We Exist? “We have come to know and trust the love that God has for us. God is love; and those who remain in this love remain united with God, and God remains united with them. (1 John 4:16). Why did God create mankind? He didn’t need to, because He …
A Question: Is there Absolute Truth? Are the Gospels true? Can we trust the Gospels? Since we base all the following on Scripture, particularly the Gospels, this is the first question that needs to be answered. If we can’t trust that the Gospels are true and God’s Word, then all the following answers to the …