In his gospel, the Apostle John had recorded eight occasions when Jesus had made metaphorical statements about Himself. In chapter one of this text however, the evidence to show that he had actually written the gospel by his name will first be presented. One should note from that discussion that that gospel had not always had his name associated with it. Therefore, there had initially been room for some doubt. One should also note that not everyone agrees about when that gospel had been written. So that will also be a matter for discussion. Finally, chapter one will also consider some of the...

When most people think about a true love story, they naturally envision a couple jumping into a bed and making mad passionate love to each other. If the scene is from a movie or from a television show, then they would probably see the two going into a bedroom together and then waking up the next day lying next to each other. However, while that in many cases might be an example of true love, it pales in comparison to the true love that God the Father had showed to human beings when He had offered His only begotten Son on the cross of Calvary. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that...

The purpose of this book is to celebrate the victory that all of the saints of God can have through the power and the might of a personal relationship with Christ. It has been divided into three parts. Part one is entitled, "The Devil could NOT overthrow God." In that part, the reader will learn when and how the devil had actually become the devil. Then the fact of his never ending troublemaking within this world will be discussed. A key point that will be shown is that he is not in control of the events of this life. In fact, he is actually very limited as to what he can and cannot do. Part...

This text has been entitled "Nine Different Ways to Praise the Lord" because nine different Hebrew words in the Old Testament have been translated as "praise" in the Scriptures. They are yadah, hilluwl, tehillah, barak, halal, zamar, towdah, shabach, and mahalal. Among those nine, five are verbs and four are nouns. Each of those words will be discussed in this text. In addition, though, because verbs in Hebrew can have different meanings based upon the use of stems, a separate chapter has been devoted to the discussion of Hebrew stem types. Single chapters have also been written to discuss...

In chapter five of his epistle, James had concluded his writing to his Jewish, Christian brethren by encouraging them to not be troubled by their poverty or by their mistreatment by others. In particular, they had been victimized by wealthy landowners who had cheated them out of their wages and who had also had many of them executed. So James had written that they should be patient trust in the Lord. They should be joyful and full of songs of praise for the Lord. They should live according to biblical standards. They should be soul-winners. They should also encourage one another and correct...

This text will present four different biblical ways that a person can battle and even overcome deep depression. In a world where there are so many ups and downs and so much uncertainty, it stands to reason that every individual will at least sometime experience times of deep depression. So the purpose of this text is to describe how some of the saints of God had handled their times of depression. In the pages that follow, the very depressing circumstances of twelve people will be discussed. Two men had had to wait for a very long time for something that each had really wanted. One man had had...