What is a Pharisee? As a prototype they represent the self-righteous. Those who justify themselves. As such there are two primary characteristics Pharisees possess: One, a love of money and two, a love of the praise of their fellow man. Why these two? Because in the Garden when Eve and then Adam sinned the ‘world was … More Two Characteristics of Pharisees

In Genesis God tells Adam that if he eats from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he will die.  What does die mean?  Ephesians 2:1 uses the phrase “dead in sins and trespasses”. Does die or dead mean physically dead?  Apparently not since Adam and Eve lived on in their earthly bodies.  … More Dead in sin

The story of man begins with God creating man and placing him in the Garden of Eden to begin his life. Man was a living soul, clothed in a body so that the soul could exist on the earth.  Man appeared to be neutral in the status of the nature of his soul.  While Jesus … More What tree are you grafted into? Or whose branch are you?

Justified by faith: Jesus told the rich man if his family did not believe Moses and the Prophets they would not believe if One were raised from the dead. The just live by faith. Luke 16:31 Imagine you were with Jesus in His earthly ministry seeing His works of teaching and healing and feeding.  After … More You won’t believe though One were to raise from the dead

The blood atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ was foreshadowed in the Scriptures beginning in Genesis 3:21 when God clothed Adam and Eve in animal skins after their sin to cover their nakedness. What the animal skins did in the natural realm Jesus’ death and resurrection did for us in the spiritual realm. Which means … More Leviticus 1 – the Law of Burnt Offerings

The Bible, with the Holy Spirit as its author, speaks exclusively. When Jesus says, “Come to me all who are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest” he means what he says.  He doesn’t say go to church or the civil magistrate or anyone or anything else for rest but come to Him. … More The Bible speaks exclusively

In first two chapters of Genesis creation is described as consisting of seeds and animals that are produced after their kind.  In other words a particular type of seed brings forth a certain type of fruit.  Clearly there is no confusion in what the seed will produce. An interesting note about the Bible is that … More The Bible teaches seed bearing fruit

In Genesis Chapter 1 verses 27 Scripture teaches that upon God’s initiative He created man; therefore man did not create himself nor come from any other source. God created man in two sexes: male and female. What was His charge to man? Verse 28: God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, … More Eve being taken and created from within Adam indicates the bride of Christ would be taken and created from within Christ

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil that was placed in the Garden of Eden contained the seed of unbelief.  As Genesis chapters 1 and 2 discussed thoroughly all of life on the earth was seed bearing and the seed bore fruit of its kind.  In other words an orange seed could not … More The Fruit of Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is Unbelief