Some Protestant believers are surprised to find that most Orthodox prayers are rooted in both the Old and New Testaments. One common prayer in Orthodox Tradition is known as the “Jesus Prayer.” The Jesus Prayer acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ, while confessing our sinful nature and requesting God’s mercy upon us. For those who…
An old writer said that some books are to be tasted, some to be swallowed, some to be chewed and digested. The Bible is one that you can never finish with. It is like a bottomless well; you can always find fresh truth gushing forth from its pages. “No Scripture,” said Spurgeon, “is exhausted by…
Christians do not observe (keep) the Commandments because they believe they will bring salvation, but it is out of our abundant love for Christ, who “first loved us” (1 John 4:19). Salvation is a free gift from God. There is nothing we can do on our own to obtain salvation. It is by His grace…
I thought this was a decent article about the “prayer of salvation.” A lot of people have shared tracts or other religious papers with me that contain a “prayer of salvation.” New Testaments often have these printed in the back, and on occasion I’ve seen them published in newspapers. A non-believer who is presented with…
“He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” (Luke 10:2, NRSV) As Christians, everything we do in the public eye is a testimony to our faith in our Lord. When shopping, visiting the doctor’s office or…
This is an article from last year. I thought I would share the link again since we are seeing so many churches closing (again). It is becoming increasingly difficult for some to reach out to their parishioners or members during concerns about coronavirus. How is your church or ministry coping with the current pandemic?
Recently a member of a Christadelphian sect asked me a question concerning the meaning of the original Hebrew term “elohim.” They wanted to know if it means “God” or “angels.” I have to admit that this was the first time I had ever heard of anyone who thought this term could possibly mean angels, so…