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Tower of Babel vs. Day of Pentecost
In our study of Acts on Wednesday evenings, we were going over the details of the day of Pentecost when the disciples were speaking in tongues. One of the participants posed the question, “How was the Day of Pentecost like the Tower of Babel incident reported in Genesis?” We had a discussion regarding that question […]
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The Tower of Babel
In the book of Genesis, Chapter 10, we learn that Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the son who sodomized Noah while Noah was under the influence of too much wine. Ham fathered Cush and Cush fathered Nimrod who “became a mighty one on earth.” Genesis 10:8. Nimrod established his kingdom […]
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Fear of Sudden Terror
This is a day of uncertainty. COVID-19 pandemic has altered out way of living significantly. The end of the pandemic seems far away and then add Antifa’s unrestrained anarchy and life can be pretty scary. The economy is suffering because of all the shutdowns. People are struggling to make ends meet. It’s all new and […]
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The Book of Jude
The book of Jude in the New Testament is a single chapter of twenty three verses. It is addressed to the church in general though Jude never says specifically who his intended recipients were to be, it is presumed by the reference to Jewish history that the recipients were the Jewish Christians of the day. […]
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History of Baptism
In John 3:22-23, John was telling us that John the Baptist and Jesus were baptizing the people nearby each other. It got me to thinking. I attended the Friends church in my High School days and they did not practice water baptism because it was a Jewish ritual and wasn’t perceived to be a Christian […]
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Colossae History
Colossae was an important city on the banks of the River Lycus about 100 miles east of the port of Ephesus. Three cities in the Lycus valley were mentioned in the book of Revelation and also in the Epistle to the Colossians. They were Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis. Laodicea was 12 miles west and Hierapolis […]
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The Book of Philemon
I lead a Bible Study and one of the books we studied is the book of Philemon. The following blog is the results of my research. This book is one of the few books Paul wrote whose authorship is undisputed. Virtually all scholars agree it was written by the apostle Paul. First of all he […]