“In a loud voice they sang: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’ ” (Revelation 5:12) Of course, Wake Up Reports! will continue. However, after 28 years of writing monthly Bible studies, this could be my final article. If health…
First article in series… God’s love is a selfless principle that maintains a perfect balance between righteousness and justice, mercy and forgiveness. Decisions based on love can be very difficult. Some situations require infinite wisdom, patience, and persistence. The Bible is the best source for explaining love. For example, “For God so loved the world…
First article in series… John wrote the book of Revelation about A.D. 95. Later, after John’s exile on Patmos, he wrote three epistles and a gospel that bears his name. The gospel of John is much more than his recollection of personal experiences with Jesus; it also contains “new truth” which Jesus revealed to John…
First article in series… Last month, I wrote the Father sent Jesus to Earth so the Father could speak to the Jews through Jesus’ lips. Several times, Jesus told the Jews that His words were not His own and the Jews put Jesus to death for blasphemy. For more than one thousand years, Jews thought…
Trinity The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is a separate, distinct, coeternal member of Deity — The Trinity. Jesus is not the Father and the Father is not Jesus. Both deities are separate persons having separate wills. Jesus said, “For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the…
First article in series… Shunning Immoral Behavior Previously, we examined several references in the Bible showing situations where shunning may be appropriate. For example, God required that people be ostracized for sexually immoral behavior. (Leviticus 18:29; Revelation 2:14, 20; 1 Corinthians 5:11) God’s commands are for our benefit even if we do not understand His…
