Posts with the category “discipleship-101”
What is Evil? Where Did it Come From? (The Fall of Man)
by Donald J. Galade on January 19th, 2024
Type your new text here. What is Evil? Why do bad things happen to good people? Where did evil come from? Did God create it? If God is good and made everything perfect, why do we experience suffering? Few would deny that people experience what we would call evil. Sickness, war, greed, injustice, and so on. The question is, what is evil? Is it a tangible force? Did God create it?There is a story to... Read More
Is Jesus God?
by Donald J. Galade on January 17th, 2024
Type your new text here. Is Jesus God? The whole world is divided over that question. Was Jesus a good man, a prophet, or God? How we answer that question changes everything. It will reflect how we think, how we live, and ultimately how we relate to God. Before deciding who Jesus is, we must establish that He existed. Was He a real, living, breathing person who walked on the earth? Is Jesus just s... Read More
Discipleship 101
by Donald J. Galade on January 12th, 2024
Type your new text here. In Matthew 28, Jesus commanded His followers to go and make disciples. From those 11 apostles grew a movement, a church with nearly 2 billion adherents worldwide. But Jesus didn’t command the apostles to go and make converts, go and build a big church, go and gain numbers. He said go make disciples. A disciple is simply a learner. One who learns. One who follows. And that ... Read More
What is the Trinity?
by Donald J. Galade on January 12th, 2024
Type your new text here. What is the Trinity? Do Christians have one God or three? How can God be three in one? Are all members of the Trinity equal? While you will not read the word “Trinity” in the Bible, you will find the concept all over, even on page one. Throughout the Old Testament, God appears as multiple persons- distinct yet the same. In Genesis 1 alone, God and the Spirit of God appear,... Read More
Who is God?
by Donald J. Galade on January 3rd, 2024
Who is God? The word “God” can mean a lot of alternative things to a lot of different people. Say “god” to a Hindu, and they would reply, “Which one?” To someone with New Age beliefs, “god” is just a force in the universe, like gravity. Even the Islamic faith calls their deity “god.” So when Christians use the word, what, or who exactly, do they mean? In Deuteronomy 6:4, t... Read More
What is the Bible? | What do we mean when we call it God’s Word?
by Donald J. Galade on January 3rd, 2024
The Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired by God. They are His revelation to us, the infallible, authoritative guide to faith and life.In other words, the Bible says exactly what God wanted it to say. It tells us how to know God, has no errors, and teaches us how to live. When the Biblical authors wrote the Bible, they wrote precisely what God intended to say. The B... Read More