What difference would it have made if Jesus had not appeared to people before His incarnation

About twenty years ago, at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, I heard a speaker present a message about the Angel of the Lord (Malak Yahweh). The speaker […]

What purpose did the Twelve fulfill

In Luke 6:12-15, the Lord chooses twelve men to be His inner circle of disciples. At first glance, these verses seem to be placed in the book randomly. In fact, […]

What did the Lord Jesus mean when He said,

“And he [Abraham] believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness” (Gen 15:6). What are the hundred most significant words in the Bible?i In my list, […]

July 15, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Approval, Bema, glory, Reward
Do you find the Mount of Transfiguration hard to understand

Many years ago I read an article as part of a class I attended on the Gospel of Mark. The article was about the Mount of Transfiguration, and I still […]

What does redemption mean

In one of the great OT passages regarding the Resurrection, Job proclaims: For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after […]

What do we share with other believers

Luz Long and Jesse Owens were polar opposites. Long was a German Nazi and looked the part. He was blond, white, and an educated lawyer. Owens was a black American […]

What would it mean to believe in Jesus for everlasting life

Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Then Philip said, “If […]

How long should we pray for something

Anybody who has had children knows they can nag you. They will ask for something over and over and over again. It can be really irritating. Sometimes, we even have […]

Did Joseph lose faith in God’s promise of future rulership when he was a slave and then a prisoner in a dungeon

Genesis 37 and 38 show that Judah was a carnal believer. He nearly had his brother Joseph killed. He agreed to sell Joseph into slavery. He married a Canaanite woman. […]

Is it wrong to desire

Bill Fiess sent me a poem called “The Judgment Seat of Christ” by Martha Snell Nicholson (1888-1957). You can find it online here. I am thrilled that there is such […]

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