Jul 15, 2018 | Minister's Corner
Prepared by Justin Gonzalez Original Author Don Walker Chapters 1-7 = Laws of the Sacrifices Chapter 1 – Burnt Offering Chapter 2 – Meat Offering Chapter 3 – Peace Offering Chapter 4 – Sin Offering Chapter 5 – Trespass Offering Chapter 6 – Continuous Fire (Priestly...
Jul 3, 2018 | Minister's Corner
KEYS TO UNDErSTANDING LEVITICUS Key words to notice in the book of Leviticus are Holiness, which is found 87 times, Blood as a means of cleansing 89 times, and atonement 45 times (KYB, Dunn5).These words set the tone for the book as they display what the thrust of the...
Jul 3, 2018 | Minister's Corner
A WAY TO COMMUNE WITH GOD The book of law was written to the Hebrew People (Jews). These were the chosen people of God, but they needed help in order to stay in God’s good graces. For this reason, God spoke unto Moses the words that are recorded in this book. The...
Jun 24, 2018 | Minister's Corner
A BOOK OF LAW The book of Leviticus is considered to be the Law book of the Old Testament. It is the third book in what is called the Pentateuch. The name Pentateuch originates from the Greek words pente (five) and teuchos (volumes). This is important because...
Jun 13, 2018 | Minister's Corner
Solomon helps us realize that forgiveness of sins is in the hands of God. This forgiveness is conditional to our repentance. This was the standard in the time of Solomon and is also the standard today. God’s word and nature are constant and will never change...
May 30, 2018 | Minister's Corner
In 1 Kings 8:39, we clearly see that God knows the hearts of all men. This is a claim to the omniscience of God. “then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know...
May 23, 2018 | Minister's Corner
In the Books of 1st and 2nd Kings there are many examples of prayer and humility. Solomon, in 1st Kings 8:22-53, is a great example of humbling yourself before God in prayer. Solomon is grateful for having completed the Temple which he had built for God. If we look at...
May 17, 2018 | Minister's Corner
“Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, and from the opening of my lips will come right things” (Proverbs 8:6). This section of scripture is speaking of wisdom and as the text develops, it shows us how we should only speak good things. Proverbs 8:7 shows us...
May 17, 2018 | Minister's Corner
Postmodernism is extremely difficult to attach a definition to, however it could very well be summed up as the death of God, death of reason, death of truth, and death of self.¹ Postmodernism is not an idealism that is able to be held such as theology. Rather, it...
May 8, 2018 | Minister's Corner
The New Age movement is a melting pot, or merging, of Eastern and Western theology without having to compromise one’s Western roots. This movement was once in great demand, and was propagated through celebrities and media outlets. The goal here is to reach a higher...
