LET THE BIBLE SPEAK.

TOPIC: WHEN DOES A MAN REST IN PEACE AFTER DEATH?  Introduction:  The slogan "Rest in Peace"  shortened for "RIP" is commonly seen on burial posters, brochures, bill boards and heard when people pray for the dead or at funerals. Unfortunately most of the people may already be "wasting in pieces"  while we think they are resting in peace. This teaching will help us/you understand the worthlessness of such slogan and understand how someone is rest in peace after death. To rest in  peace means to be comforted, to be in Abraham's bosom at death otherwise called paradise- Lk. 16:22. It is a transition from the challenges of this troublesome world into peace in the abode of the departed one. Jesus Christ painted the picture of what it really means to rest in peace. He illustrated this with the event of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16. Both men died and ended their journey in different parts of the same environment. Both were seeing each other, could comm...

*THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS.* BENSON OMOLE Min. *INTRODUCTION.* Blood is the life-giving fluid of the body. Though in the OT it is regarded as the seat of life, but since shed blood signifies death, then the word is used of both death and life. (Gen 9:4-6). The Bible regards blood as the symbol and source of life. Lev. 17:14 says "…for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.' (NKJV). *BLOOD PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.* On the first Passover in Exodus 12:1-13, the blood of a lamb was posted on the top and sides of each door frame as a sign that death had already taken place, so the Angel of Death would pass over.  Once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies to offer a blood sacrifice to atone for the sins of the people. The b...

THE BIBLE COMES ALIVE! JUST WANDERING WHERE DO THESE LANGUAGES COME FROM? SAME GREETINGS, IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES! WHY IS THIS SO? BIBLE HAS THE ANSWER!!!!! ENGLISH: GOOD MORNING. YORUBA: E KAARO. ARABIC: صباح الخير CHINESE: 早上好 FRENCH: BONJOUR. GERMAN: GUTEN MORGEN. GREEK: ΚΑΛΗΜΕΡΑ. HAUSA: BARKA DA SAFIYA. HEBREW: בוקר טוב HINDI: शुभ प्रभात IGBO: ỤTỤTỤ ỌMA. LATIN: BONUM MANE. ZULU: SAWUBONA. "...Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them....

           Donnie V. Rader In discussions about women in business meetings, one of the main passages that is introduced is Acts 15.This chapter deals with the "conference" at Jerusalem about the matter of circumcision. This passage is cited as proof that women may attend and participate in decision-making business meetings. Let's consider the argument that is made from the text and then we'll see whether Acts 15 supports the contention. The Argument Made on Acts 15 I. The Argument: Those who think Acts 15 allows women in business meetings tell us that this chapter is an example of women being involved in making decisions for the church. They think they see that in more than one spot in this chapter. a. These brethren contend that the whole church at Antioch (including women) determined to send Paul and Bamabas to Jerusalem (vv. 2-3). Thus, women were involved in making that determination. b. We are told that more than just the apostles and elders (v. 6) wer...

OHUN TI O GBODO MO NIPA IDAMEWA.  By: Benson Omole Min.  KINNI MEWA?  Idamewa tumo si apa-mewa. Ninu Bibeli, o gba bi owo-ori fun atilẹyin ti ijọsin tẹmpili, ni akoko Mose. Ninu ẹsin ti a mọ si “ESIN AWON JU”, sisan idamẹwa jẹ pataki pupọ! Nítorí náà, gbogbo àwọn òfin Ọlọ́run, tí ó jọmọ sísan ìdámẹ́wàá, ni a lè kà nínú abala Májẹ̀mú Láéláé, nínú BÍBÉLÌ.  TANI SE OFIN IDAMEWA?  Ọlọrun ti Ọrun ṣe Ofin ti Majẹmu Lailai, ninu Bibeli. Ofin idamẹwa jẹ apakan ti majẹmu ti Ọlọrun ṣe pẹlu Mose fun awọn ọmọ Israeli, lori Oke Sinai. (“Gbogbo ìdámẹ́wàá ilẹ̀ náà, ìbáà ṣe ti irúgbìn ilẹ̀ náà tàbí ti èso igi, ti Jèhófà ni. Ó jẹ́ mímọ́ fún Jèhófà. kí ó sì fi ìdámárùn-ún lé e.” Àti ní ti ìdámẹ́wàá màlúù tàbí agbo ẹran, ohunkóhun tí ó bá kọjá lábẹ́ ọ̀pá náà, ìdámẹ́wàá yóò jẹ́ mímọ́ fún Olúwa, kò gbọdọ̀ bèèrè bóyá ó dára tàbí kò burú, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò gbọdọ̀ bèèrè bóyá ó dára tàbí kò burú. pàṣípààrọ̀ rẹ̀, bí ó bá sì ṣe pàṣípààrọ̀ rẹ̀ rárá, àti òun àti èyí tí a fi parọ́ rẹ̀ yóò jẹ́ mímọ...

Has Lying Become Honorable? Don R. Hastings Bradenton, Florida Like so many other Americans, I have heard some of the testimony given by Lt. Col. Oliver North. He is answering questions asked by an Iran-Contra Committee. Among other things, these Congressmen are trying to find out what role Mr. North had in supplying military aid to the Nicaraguan rebels. What I have heard greatly disturbs me. Mr. North has stated that he has lied over and over again in an effort to keep Congress and others from finding out what he was doing. He shredded incriminating documents and fabricated others. In spite of all this deception, he maintains vehemently, "I have done nothing wrong." He also said, "I want you to know that lying does not come easy to me . . . I think we all had to weigh in the balance the differences between lives and lies." Mr. North assured the committee that he was not lying to them because he was under oath. Is it right to lie if you haven...

Troubled With Lying William V. Beasley Tucson, Arizona Each of us ought to be troubled with lying. We should be troubled with the fact of it (all men do not "speak truth with his neighbor" - Eph. 4:25), the danger of falling into the practice of the devil (Jn. 8:44), and the eternal consequences of lying ("Without are . . . every one that loveth and maketh a life" - Rev. 22:15). A member of the church was letting me know how little he thought of another preacher (from time to time I have wondered what he has said about me), when he said that the other preacher had admitted from the pulpit that he was "troubled with lying." It became evident that he believed that the preacher in question had fought a losing battle against the sin of lying. I had met the other preacher, but really did not know him. I certainly did not have any reason to question his veracity. A number of times since then (it was several years ago) I have thought about what ...