The church at Jerusalem held a conference to determine whether they should exempt non-Jewish Christians from observing Jewish tradition. The conference concluded that it is only essential for Christians to serve God in the liberty of their spirit to prevent inhibition of the gospel. The Church elders wrote a letter to Paul as quoted, “…But...

Bible assures Christians that they will soon escape the present world crises to be stationed in heaven to enjoy his everlasting benefits. The scripture assures believers, “He (God) will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning...

Saul was on a mission to persecute Christians in Damascus, but he became a Christian along the way. The scripture reported, “As he (Saul) journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are...

This present world is temporal; everything the world contains is temporal also. All the material wealth of this world are corruptible, and they will soon perish. A wise preacher in the bible stated, “I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind”...

Love is important, and everyone responds to it. The value of love cannot be substituted for any other virtue. The scripture stated, “Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly despised” (Song 8:7). Lesson: Love...

God reminded Israelites that he would punish them for their unrepentant sins. Israelites will be punished if they persist in sin, but they will be blessed if they repent from their sins. The Creator promised to avert the evil that ought to come on his children if they can repent from their evil ways. God...

Paul prayed for Christians to have the spirit of unity so that they can serve God together with one mind. Paul prayed, “Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,  that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and...

God was dissatisfied with his disobedient children and asked his prophet to announce the judgment that would come on them. God said to Prophet Hosea, “Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law. Israel...

Christians must understand the importance of unity and act together as one. The scripture admonished us to shun segregation, and avoid unhealthy rivalry which is detrimental to the propagation of the gospel. No Christian sect should assume superiority over others; rather, we should serve God with a humble spirit and consider others to be more...

A poor widow provided welfare for Prophet Elijah, and she became rich afterward.  The widow had initially considered that both her son and herself would die out of poverty, but the story of her life changed once she helped the servant of God. The scripture reported, “So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when...

Rehoboam followed wrong counsels and lost more than half of the massive kingdom he inherited from his father Solomon. Rehoboam rejected mature counsels from his elders but listened to his fellow youths who misled him. The scripture reported: “And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king…Then Jeroboam...

Job (in the bible) was a rich man that could be referred to as a billionaire of his time. The man disallowed riches to blindfold him, but he faithfully served God. Bible described Job as a faithful man who loved God wholeheartedly and served him to the best of his ability. Bible declared about Job,...