The enemy utilises a variety of means to destabilise and fracture Christ’s church. His more overt attacks upon the truth appear in the form of false doctrines such as a triune god or Sunday sacredness. Yet the serpent – who was more subtle than any beast of the field – often takes a less direct approach to great success…

In the entire New Testament, the only things declared to be hated by Jesus are the teachings and works of the Nicolaitans. According to Irenaeus of Lyons, this heretical sect was named after Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch (mentioned in Acts 6) and one of the seven deacons…

The word ‘Maranatha’ is Aramaic and means ‘our Lord cometh’. ‘Maranatha’ appears only once in the entire Bible, and is often used by Christians as a cordial salutation. While the other salutations surrounding verse 22 are wholly joyful, the salutation of ‘Maranatha’ is, upon contextual examination, one of great solemnity…

After murdering his brother, Eve’s firstborn son Cain ‘went out from the presence of the LORD’ (Genesis 4:16). This earliest break with heaven resulted in the formation of an entire society at variance with God, for the next thing we read is…

The Greek philosopher Aristotle is claimed to have stated: ‘doubt is the beginning of wisdom’. While this may glimmer to the worldly wise, these words are but fool’s gold in light of the wisdom that is in Christ, for it is ‘the fear of the Lord [that] is the beginning of wisdom’ (Proverbs 9:10)…

It is well understood by those who believe in the Genesis account of creation that God stretched out the heavens, or firmament, over the earth, for it is written: ‘[God] stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in’ (Isaiah 40:22)…

There exists in the world today countless divergences from the faith once delivered unto the saints. And the ultimate reason why these other gospels exist is because men love the world and its sin. To avoid conflict with worldly wisdom, literal truth has been substituted for allegorical interpretation…

On the surface, we might sense contradicting counsels in these two verses. However, since we repose in the Word of God as an infallible guide, we must look below the surface to dispel the apparent inconsistency…

The Romans had constructed a vast network of roads for troop movements in order to secure subdued territories. Smaller roads fed into larger roads which all led to the capital. These main roads were easy to travel, being broad and paved with stone…

The gift of prophesying encompasses more than simply telling the future. A broad definition of the term can be found in apostle Paul’s letter to the Corinthian believers…

The true and only God – in the true sense of the title – declares that there is none else like Himself. To substantiate the fact that He is unrivalled by all so-called gods, the Almighty directs us to ‘remember the former things of old’ (Isaiah 46:9). In this context, God’s dealings of deliverance and His executions of justice are the things foremost indicated…

The prosperity and outward peace of wicked men is a source of dismay to many. Even the psalmist was led to envy the lot of the foolish after noticing that the wicked were not ‘in trouble’ or ‘plagued’ as other men…

While under heavy trial, Job began to question the equity of God in His dealings with men. By and by, ‘the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind’. God did not answer Job’s questions, but rather posed four chapters worth of questions to Job about the mysteries of creation…

Apostle Paul was falsely reported by his Jewish opponents to be an advocate of circumcision and the forms that came with it. And by those very same opponents – the actual preachers of circumcision – he was persecuted. But why?…

While not a malevolent person, Reuben was judged by his dying father as ‘unstable as water’ and for this reason, it was prophesied of him and his offspring: ‘thou shalt not excel’ (Genesis 49:4)…

The fact that ‘the LORD made the heavens’ sets him apart from all false gods. It goes without saying that the dumb idols of the heathen could not make anything, as they had to be made themselves. By ‘the heavens’, David indicates the firmament, as such is the primary feature of the sky, being ‘made’ on the second day of creation…

Before the fall of our first parents, ‘they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed’ (Genesis 2:25). The holy pair wore no fabricated garments. But even though they were innocent, it nevertheless seems out of place for them to have been naked in the sense that we would be if we lacked clothing…

In spite of his boasted good works, the Pharisee went to down his house under the curse of the law. But why? Is it not according to God’s law to refrain from adultery and extortion? Are not tithing and fasting endorsed by Scripture?…

In the 24th chapter of Matthew, Jesus prophesies of the chronology leading up to His second coming, marking out the signs and wonders that His saints can watch out for. In light of this, can it truly be that the divine Son of God, to whom all power has been given, is not acquainted with the day and hour of the most glorious event of all time?…

In an attempt to make peace with this cruel foe, death is widely celebrated in our dark world. But death is never something that the Christian should receive as an honoured guest. It is a vile enemy, as the devil is the author of both sin and death…