Here Comes the Judge (Psalm 98)
All of us are familiar with this courtroom scene: The presiding judge enters the room, and an officer of the court says, “All rise for the judge!” At that command, everybody stands up. I do not, however, remember ever witnessing a courtroom entrance at which everyone not only stood up, but also applauded the judge. […]
Was Romans Written as an Evangelistic Book? (Rom 5:16)
The book of Romans is often seen as a book that tells people how to be saved from the lake of fire. Many evangelistic tracts use various verses from the book to tell the unbeliever how to be saved in this regard. When you combine this with the tendency of many people to see the […]
Rewards in Psalm 90
Although the superscriptions in many of the psalms are not part of the original manuscripts, conservative scholars generally believe they are of value and that they usually reflect what is historically true. Psalm 90 is the only psalm that is attributed to Moses. This would make it the oldest psalm in the book. Even though […]
Delivered by the Death of Christ (Galatians 1:4)
As Christians, we recognize the importance of the death of Christ on the cross. In fact, it is impossible to overstate the importance of what He did. In that death He paid for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Because of that payment, all who believe in Him for eternal life are […]
Update on Zambia
Some reading this blog know that GES has had an ongoing teaching ministry at a Bible college in Zambia. Each year for approximately five years, my daughter Kathryn and I have gone there to teach. She teaches a class on soteriology (salvation). I teach a class on the Book of Romans. We are scheduled to […]
That Is One Ugly Picture (Jeremiah 19)
By Ken Yates INTRODUCTION There is a board game called Telestrations that my family and I love to play. A major part of the game is that the players draw a picture of a word, and the other players must guess what you drew. There is absolutely no doubt that I am the worst Telestrations […]
Irene
By Ken Yates OUR INTRODUCTION “My name is Irene.” Those were the first words she spoke to me. I was in Kenya and had just completed a very long Bible study on the parables of the Lord. The study was conducted in a very humble church in the countryside. It was made of crude sheet […]
Using What We Have Been Given (Rom 8:11)
All of us have probably tackled a job without realizing that we had a tool right next to us that would have made the job much easier. In fact, because we did not use that tool, we may not have been able to complete the job at all. Only later did we realize that we […]
When Being Young Is an Advantage (Luke 1:38)
The Bible clearly teaches that a young believer should learn from those who have been in the faith for a long time. Many older believers have a deeper understanding of God’s Word. Young believers, not knowing what the Scriptures say, will often make poor decisions. They do unwise things and need time to grow and […]
The Most Attractive Person that Ever Lived (Isaiah 53:2)
Recently, I was talking with a friend who worked with the ministry called Young Life. It is an organization that focuses on young people. Its founder was Jim Rayburn. My friend told me that Rayburn often began his messages to teenagers with a statement that would get their attention. He would say, “Jesus Christ is […]