by Peter Barfoot | May 3, 2025 | Blog
First, a couple of paragraphs on our human makeup. In biblical terms, our “soul” or “being” is who we are: our identity, and our spirit is our God-given, spiritual life force. Hebrews 4:12 tells us the two are hard to distinguish, and that only...
by Peter Barfoot | May 2, 2025 | Blog
Jesus began his ministry by preaching and teaching the Kingdom of God. The miracles of healing marked him as the long-promised Messiah. When his emphasis changed to one of suffering and death, many of his followers stopped following him (John 6:66). Even his disciple...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 29, 2025 | Blog
There’s no point in form without function. Some churches have too much of the first and too little of the second. Anatomy has replaced physiology. That said, a church needs form to function as a body — “the wind blows where it will” but...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 29, 2025 | Blog
In the New Testament, a door can refer to a real one or a figurative one. A figurative door represents an opportunity that can be found opened or closed. And just as a real door which is closed needs a key to open it, a figurative one needs a key of knowledge to...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog
The Bible was first divided into chapters in AD 1248 and into verses in AD 1551 (although it’s probable that work had begun on both projects many years before). Most of the chapter divisions are helpful, but some are a hindrance to Bible study, especially where...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 27, 2025 | Blog
The search for personal purity is a long and at times agonizing one. We live in a world that is spiritually and morally unclean. A great number of people have become familiar with Ouija boards and various other occult practices. Giant, wall-mounted TV sets thrust evil...