What was the devil’s intent when he tempted Eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? The devil sought to establish a new order of humanity.  He sought to turn upside down the order that the Lord had established in His creation. The first order was the roles of men … More The new world order

After Adam and Eve sinned agains God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil God clothed them in His righteousness.  This is described in Genesis 3:21:  “The Lord God made for the man and his wife garments of skin, with which he clothed them.” This indicates that an entire animal … More Gen 3:21: the first burnt offering

Leviticus 1 is the official establishment of the Lord’s holy ordinances which includes laws of offerings and laws of behavior. Two key items: first, the Lord establishes the laws and Israel responds to His laws.  Second, the Lord speaks to Israel through His holy ordinances. In this way the Lord is pleased and Israel can … More Leviticus 1: The Lord’s holy ordinances established

Leviticus 1 describes the ‘burnt offering’ that God formally established with Israel when He inaugurated the tabernacle or tent of meeting. The burnt offering is a thanksgiving offering, was offered in the morning and evening and was wholly consumed meaning it was an offering for the entirety of the offerer. There was an atoning element … More Jesus Christ: the burnt offering

The purpose of this essay is to show Jesus is strong enough to save us. This is done by #1 demonstrating His temptations were from outside Himself testifying He was not a sinner; #2 His righteous supremacy and #3 His work is the evidence He is more than able to save. #1 Jesus was tempted … More Jesus was tempted from without

The goal of this post is for you to understand: #1 where doubt originated #2 its intended effect upon you #3 what doubtful ideas sound like in order that you would reject them. Genesis 1 – 2:3 provides the overview of God’s creation of the world and everything in it.  What was the means of … More Doubt

How does a sinner who is at enmity with God at birth become a friend of God? First, what is the Biblical definition of friend? Friend means to have a lively, reconciled, communicative, cooperative relationship with someone else. Other words used in the Bible describing different relations are: relative, brother, enemy, sons of God. What … More Can Sinners become friends of God?

Another paradox of sin is that sinners don’t believe they are sinners; however, they don’t believe they are divinely perfect but just not sinners in God’s site.  This is evidenced by the myriad of religions in the world.  Man, in an attempt to justify himself, creates religions with laws to keep that provide human assurance … More Do Sinners Believe they are Sinners?

There are only  handful of categories of thought in the Bible: God’s work and man’s work; God’s law and man’s responsibility; God’s nature and man’s nature; Church and family order; sin and salvation.  The details of these categories comprise the Bible. Hence when you read through Genesis you are reading the details of these categories. … More Categories of theological thought

The preeminent point in understanding Jesus as a High Priest after the Order of Melchizedek is that He is a High Priest forever. Jesus’ permanence in this position is the benefit to Christians.  Due to the role of the High Priest that He leads us into righteousness and takes away our sin the fact that … More The Order of Melchizedek