David says: Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! Then I shall not be put to shame, when I regard all your commandments. Psalms 119:5-6 Paul says: The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and…
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 I’m sure all of us have heard this…
Isa 66:1-5 Thus saith YHVH: The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool; where could you build a house for Me? What place could serve as My abode? All this was made by My hand, and thus it all came into being – declares YHVH. Yet to such a one I look:…
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Many people believe that there is a complete separation between the Old Testament and the New Testament. While saying that God never changes, they…
In all the years I talked to You, I thought I knew You. Listening to others speak of You, I thought I knew You. Hearing the stories taught of You, I thought I knew You. You are lost to me, because I have not searched. Your love is lost to me, because I have not…
Faith is the most fundamental doctrine (instruction) that God has written on our hearts. To mature as christians, we must have a complete and correct understanding of faith. Mature faith is not imparted. Faith is grown from a seed (the word of God – the ONLY seed) and matured (proven) over time through trial and…
Does God hear everybody? Does He listen attentively to each person and each prayer that is said? Many say that God hears all people, that if you are having trouble in your life all you have to do is stop and say a prayer. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye…
Over the years our family has learned the commandments of YHVH concerning the ways of the nations ie., Christmas, Easter, and Halloween (Deut. 12:30-32). As we have learned His commandments, we have found that we are to learn and keep His Feasts and Holy Days. As we look forward to preparing for a new year…
My family stopped celebrating Christmas a little over 10 years ago. The reason we stopped was due to its pagan beginnings. We believe that when God said not to worship Him in the way that the pagans worship their gods, He meant it in every sense. We believe that when He said He wants to…