Who Is This Melchizedek?

(All Bible quotations, unless otherwise stated, are from the English Standard Version). In the book of Genesis, a strange personage is briefly and casually introduced as a king and a priest of the most high God. He met and blessed Abraham who was returning from battle, and received tithe from the patriarch in return. Nothing

Did Jesus Christ Die On A Friday?

(All Bible quotations, except otherwise stated, are from the American King James Version). Christians the world over commemorate the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, the day he was believed to have been crucified (according to church tradition), just as it’s universally accepted he resurrected on Easter Sunday. Following church tradition then, Christ couldn’t

The New Testament Views On Interracial Marriages

(Unless otherwise stated, all Bible quotations are from the English Standard Version). Some Christians, based on some Old Testament commandments that forbade the Jews from intermarrying with other races, still believe the various races should not co-mingle in marriage. Thus, such people frown at interracial marriages, seeing them as a violation of Scripture. What does

Can Christians Lawfully Own And Use Firearms And Other Weapons For Self-defence?

(Unless otherwise stated, all Bible quotations are from the English Standard Version). In the Old Testament, killing in self-defence was expressly permitted under the Law. Most Israelites owned weapons of war, and such weapons were used to protect their lives and those of others outside the battlefield. The Mosaic doctrine of eye-for-eye and tooth-for-tooth legitimized

The Doctrine Of Reincarnation Examined In The Light Of The Bible

(Unless otherwise stated, all Bible quotations are from the English Standard Version). The Oxford Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary defines reincarnation as the rebirth of a soul in another body. Adherents of the doctrine of reincarnation postulate that when human beings die, their souls can come back to earth again in another body, and that the

Is Eating Food In The Dream Bad?

You’ve probably heard some Christians talk about the spiritual danger of eating food in the dream. Such people will readily tell you feeding in the dream is a means of getting initiated into the kingdom of darkness. Anyone who eats in the dream is thus considered a candidate for special deliverance prayers, to exorcise evil

The Differences Between The Old Testament Levitical Priesthood And The Fivefold Ministry Of The New Testament

The Levitical priests were the ordained ministers of God under the Mosaic covenant of the Law in the Old Testament, while members of the fivefold ministry (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers) are the ordained ministers of God under the covenant of Grace in Christ in the New Testament. Though both categories of ministers have

Conscience—The Internal Judge That Accuses And Excuses Based On Its Level Of Enlightenment.

(Unless otherwise stated, all Bible quotations are from the English Standard Version). Everyone has a conscience, which is that part of our inner being that’s our moral compass, and is supposed to rein in untoward behaviour and keep us in line, morally speaking. Our conscience excuses and approves appropriate behaviour, or convicts and accuses us

Sardis— The Dead Church With The Reputation Of Being Alive!

(Unless otherwise stated, all Bible quotations are from the English Standard Version). The church in Sardis was one of the seven churches in Asia Minor that was personally addressed by the Lord Jesus Christ, in a letter, through the apostle John, while he was on exile in the island of Patmos. The Sardisian church had

Is Tattooing Of The Body A Sin?

(All Bible quotations, unless otherwise stated, are from the English Standard Version). Tattooing —the marking of the body with cuts, letters, words, signs or symbols—is a widespread practice among people of all ages and cultures. Whether it’s an indelible or removable type, it’s common, nowadays, to see people branding themselves with names or images of