Luke 17:1 in the Amplified Bible says: “Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Stumbling blocks (temptations and traps to lure one to sin) are sure to come, but woe (judgement is coming) to him through whom they come!’” Now surely, if you are a born again child of God, you will not set up traps to lure people into sin! So this verse does not apply to you, right? Especially the next verse where Jesus warns that it will be better for such a person to be hurled into the sea with a millstone around his neck! (Luke 17:2) Definitely not talking about you, right? That’s what I thought for a long time. Until recently. I was reading through the Book of Luke and intended to just quickly browse over this part. But, that’s where the Holy Spirit stopped me right in my tracks. I was reminded of what the apostle Paul told the believers in Rome: “Then let us not criticize one another anymore, but rather determine this – not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block or a source of temptation in ano...
The Bible, the Word of God, is truly amazing! I recently did some research and came across a whole lot of interesting archaeological findings that can proof the authenticity of the stories we read in the Bible. Here are just a few that I would like to share with you. If you click on the highlighted descriptions, you will be directed to the websites where you can read more on each finding. I thus give credit to the involved websites for the images I’ve used. Let’s start with the Ebla Tablets . 1800 clay tablets were found during excavations of the Ebla palace in Northern Syria. On the tablets some familiar Bible stories were recorded, like for instance the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. There is also a creation record that is very similar to the one we find in Genesis 1. Still on the subject of Sodom and Gomorrah . .. Balls of brimstone have been found at the location, near the Dead Sea in Israel, believed to be the sight where Sodom and Gomorr...
Before we can look at walking free, we first need to know why we are not free to start with. In order for us to do this, we need to take a look at the enemy. Satan was an angel who fell because of pride. He wanted to be like God. Because of this sin he was cast out of heaven together with a third of the angels (Is. 14:12-13). He then decided to tempt man with the same sin that caused his own fall. He made Adam and Eve believe that they could be like God. He sparked selfish pride in their hearts (Gen. 3:4-5). When they had made the choice to submit to this pride, they had made idols of themselves by putting their own desires above God. That was the fall of man. That was how sin entered into the world (Rom. 5:12). All sin are rooted in selfish pride. People sin because they want to satisfy their selfish desires. From stealing, to lying to murdering. All sin boils down to man bowing before his own desires. That is why God gave the law. The Te...
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