Question: When and where did you accept the call to ministry? Reply: I accepted the call to ministry over thirty years ago, while a member of the congregation at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in...
Referenced Scripture: John 20:23 “If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” Question: The second part of that sentence seems to have less clarity...
Continued From Part III In the third temptation: Luke 4: “9And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of...
Continued From Part II Conclusion: When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. What does this mean? An exegesis of the scripture is readily done, now that the...
Continued From Part 1 Explanation: By examination, we see that Jesus spoke of Satan as an entity who does tempt people and attempt to draw them away from God, and in doing so utilizes lies...
Question: Luke 4:13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. What does this mean? Scripture: Luke 4: 1-13 “1And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from...
Explanation/Summary:Some at this point may wonder, what does the preceding have to do with God seeming to be angry at the corruption of the Israelites. Well, it is wonderful to know that we have some...
Question: The tone of the scriptures (Exodus 32:7-14) confuses me. It reads like God is angry (which in and of itself seems strange that perfection would have anger) and that Moses talks sense into him. Scripture: Exodus...
Question: What does it mean to be born again and where did this concept originate? Prologue: Again, a tremendous and genuine heartfelt question has been asked by the knowledge seeker. A question which a seeking...
Read Part 1 First “The Old Testament is not contrary to the New; for both in the Old and the New Testament, everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator...