by Robert Bryant | Feb 1, 2012 | Bible Studies
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” (John 7:17) The apostle Paul, in his last epistle, wrote about certain philosophers who would be “ever learning, and never able to come...
by Robert Bryant | Jan 24, 2012 | Bible Studies
What is the Origin of “Amen” The word “Amen” makes its first appearance in the Bible under the most solemn circumstances. When a husband accused his wife of adultery, and she protested her innocence, and she had not been caught in the act, the matter was settled by...
by Robert Bryant | Jan 9, 2012 | Bible Studies
A Fresh Start “Put off … your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and...
by Robert Bryant | Dec 13, 2011 | Bible Studies
The evergreen tree was an ancient symbol of life in the midst of winter. Romans decorated their houses with evergreen branches during the New Year, and ancient inhabitants of northern Europe cut evergreen trees and planted them in boxes inside their houses in...
by Robert Bryant | Dec 8, 2011 | Bible Studies
What Is The Meaning of Man? “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him” (Psalm 8:3-4)? This question has been posed as a...
by Robert Bryant | Nov 20, 2011 | Bible Studies
Christians in Paul’s day were commanded to abstain from certain foods. “Abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication” (Acts 15:28-29). You will notice that abstinence from certain foods is lumped in...