Religious Studies

Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

A prayer poem. In the Name of Allah(God), the most Merciful, the most Benevolent.

The Gospel of Luke is long, detailed, and slow-paced. The writer of Luke's gospel is different from the other three gospel writers.

Hebrew 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Almost everyone is familiar with the account of how Jonah was swallowed by a big fish. However, there are many more lessons to learn from his exploits.

There are many many interesting women in the Bible and Lydia is one of them.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

MAKE HASTE, O GOD, TO DELIVER ME; MAKE HASTE TO HELP ME, O LORD. (Psalms 70:1)

Isaiah 41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Psalms 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Paul continues his talk on spiritual gifts, in I Corinthians 12, by comparing the spiritual body of Christ to a physical body in verses 12-31. And just like the parts of the physical body are necessary for its proper functioning, so are the various people who are parts of the Spiritual body.

This devotional on Genesis 1:1 invites you to explore the relationship between the God in the universe of the Bible and your life in this world. The devotional includes a tip for memorization, questions for reflection, and a sample prayer.

1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

Psa 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Hebrew 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

This article explores the identities of the four beasts, the ten horns, and the little horn that the prophet Daniel saw in his dream, and whether they are related to the Antichrist.

Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. (Psa. 104:1)

Storing extra food and necessities to prepare for uncertain times is wise but relying solely on your preps to save you in the end is foolish. Find out what the Bible says about prepping and being a follower of Christ.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change" (James 1:17).

An exposition of Nabuchadnezzar's dream and its interpretation in Daniel 2. The article discusses the number of kingdoms represented in Nebuchadnezzar's dream and their identities.

There are several defense mechanisms that protect us from hurt, harm, and dangers. This article deals with what the Bible says about the fight or flight defense mechanism.

I am a believer. So, I am putting off my former way of life, my old self (today). I know when I was saved, I put off the former self, I was renewed. I was justified. An act done by God in the courts of heaven. Amen. Yet, I am still being sanctified.

I have everything I need for life and godliness. Everything. God has equipped me through the knowledge of Him.

Even though Paul wrote 13 letters that appear in the New Testament long ago, we can learn a lot of lessons he wrote to seven churches. Read the lessons we can learn from each one of those churches.

It is a lovely day, a pretty one. And even if it were not, it would still very much be a fine one.

I have spent so much of my life embarrassed by my falling, that I've tried to cover it up over and over again. When I cover, I corrupt the healing process; I create more pain, spreading it to my loved ones. But here's the good news (can you feel a brand new day!). The Lord helps the fallen.

As a believer, I have often wandered away from Him. In some sense, I stray every day. He calls me back.

Everything in the Bible is there for a reason. Either it is there to teach us what to do as well as what not to do. What lessons do we learn from the three major roads in the Bible?

The Lord says don't be shy about my requests!

And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. - 2 Kings 2:21

The Lord wants me to ask Him for help. That's when He shows His righteousness.

Doing God's will didn't just come to me magically when I was reborn, but my desire to obey began to emerge.

If you have ever been wronged or hurt by someone, you would know that it is difficult to truly forgive someone. It is so easy to say “I forgive you,” but if you’re honest with yourself, you would have to agree that forgiving someone is easier said than done.

According to the verse, the Lord directs my heart to the love of God. This is a divine work of God. I want to use the word magic, but that would be wrong. It's a miracle. Does that seem too strong a thing to say?

Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible."

I am in Christ. I am a new creation. This is His promise. The old has passed away. He says, "Behold!" Look here. Don't miss this: The new has come. Since I am new, it follows that the Lord will work that new creatureliness out in me.

Philippians 2:9 "Wherefore God hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name"

And I get to pray for other believers. This verse teaches me how I can pray for them, and more importantly what I can expect from God.

Do it heartily for the Lord. To do things for the Lord, I need to practice His presence. I must remember He is with me. I am seeking Him. Praying.

Without God I can't be where I am today...

I am blessed to have godly friends that I reach to. They reach out to me too. We listen to and help each other. They remind me to be bold, to forgive, to make amends, and to be honest. They are Christ-like though they might not ever describe themselves that way.

Now, how do I get to the part where I am not afraid when the mountains get shoved into the ocean? I don't know. But He is clearly saying that I don't have to be afraid. For I'm a child of the true God, the deliverer who brought a nation out of Egypt.

I am a believer in Jesus who died and rose again, and ascended to heaven. And yet I struggle with trusting the Lord. There's something in me that wants to control things. My pride sprouts up easily.

Parenting is hard. It doesn't matter if you are a stay-at-home mama or if you have a full-time job, it is still mentally and physically exhausting. Moms are tired, fed-up, stressed out, and simply over it. Let's pray about it together.

It's hard to change a man, to reach down inside and take out the pride virus and install a new program called humility.

A number of important things took place in the town of Bethel in the Bible. Even though they happened a long time ago, but we can still learn from those blessings.