The right type of wisdom
James 3:17 says, “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere”. Let’s break down the words from this verse to help us to understand the wisdom that comes from heaven. I have looked the words up in my [...]
Help with understanding the Trinity
When I first became a Christian one of the things I really struggled with was the idea of the Trinity. People used the idea of the apple (core, flesh, skin) and the water (ice, steam, water) to explain it to me. But I still never got the idea of three in one. It wasn’t until [...]
The sinner's prayer & salvation
The sinner’s prayer is a prayer that people can pray to begin a relationship with God. It typically includes a number of things like… confessing your sin and asking God’s forgiveness, telling God you believe Jesus died on the cross for your sin and He rose to life asking Jesus into our lives to be [...]
Peter's mother in law healed
In Matthew 8:14-15 we see an interesting healing that involved the Apostle Peter’s mother-in-law. It says… “When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him”. This healing was [...]
Jesus' words are eternal
The Bible says in Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away”. Jesus said these words at the end of a section the NIV titles “Sings of the End of the Age”. He talks about things happening before He returns. He talks about things like wars and rumours [...]