Thoughts on the Bible

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” – Genesis 3:15 Genesis 3:15 has commonly been believed by many Christians to be the first recorded promise of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Even though Adam and … Read more

“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (dying thou shalt die; margin KJV). – Genesis … Read more

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in … Read more

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 “The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.” – Proverbs 3:19 Note on Genesis 1:1: “The original word (for God), Eloim, is certainly the plural form of El, or Eloah, and has long been supposed, … Read more

The Holy Spirit is commonly referred to as the “third Person of the Trinity.” We first read about the Holy Spirit in Genesis 1:2, “And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” The Holy … Read more

“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.” – Malachi 4:1 Many say, and rightly so, … Read more

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” – Matthew 28:19 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” – John 1:1 In the Old Testament of the Bible there … Read more

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 The Holy Bible is the only book that can be said to be inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16). It is important to note that the Bible does not really make an attempt to prove the existence of God — it is … Read more

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.” – Isaiah 55:1a “Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man (or woman) thirst, let him (her) come unto me, and drink.” – John 7:37b “Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him (her) shall never thirst.” – John 4:14a This water that … Read more

“For he (God) satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” – Psalm 107:9  “And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” – Isaiah … Read more