Posts by Matt Recker
Three Powerful Surprises about Hell
The incredible teaching of Jesus in the story of the “Rich man and Lazarus” indisputably teaches the reality of hell. This story is not a parable as Jesus tells of a particular rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. In no parable is a personal name ever given. This story teaches the reality of…
Read MoreThree Powerful Reasons to Believe the Holy Spirit is God
Who is the Holy Spirit? In my last blog I wrote that the Holy Spirit is not merely a power or force, but He is a Person. In this blog, we turn to three powerful reasons why the Holy Spirit is deity, or that He is a Divine Person, the Third Person of the Triune…
Read MoreThree Powerful Reasons to Believe The Holy Spirit is a Person
Who is the Holy Spirit? One might think that the Holy Spirit is merely a power, a force, or a strength from God. However, it is foundational to our faith in God to understand that the Holy Spirit is a Person, the Third Person in the eternal Godhead. As a person, we should experience His…
Read MoreThree Powerful Examples of Black History from Scripture
Matt Recker During Black History month, it is good to highlight powerful examples of black history from the Bible. As I have lived in a black community for many years and also started and pastored churches with significant numbers of black Christians, I have learned to have a deep appreciation for black people, their godly…
Read MoreThree Powerful Reasons to Believe in a Literal Six Solar Day Creation
Matt Recker Scripture consistently declares that the all-wise, all-powerful and eternal God in the past created, suddenly and supernaturally, instantaneously and out of pre-existing materials (ex nihilo) the universe as it now is in six solar days and rested on the seventh day. He culminated his creation on the 6th day by creating man in…
Read MoreThree Powerful Reasons to Believe In the Pre-Tribulational Rapture
Matt Recker The rapture is the catching away of believing saints from the earth to meet Jesus Christ in the air. The English word “rapture” is not in the Bible but derives from the Latin word raptura, which means, “to carry away.” We translate the Greek word that relates to the word rapture with “caught…
Read MoreThree Powerful Reasons to Believe In the Deity of Christ
Matt Recker The doctrine of the deity of Jesus Christ, or that He is God manifest in the flesh, is foundational to the Christian faith. Jesus Himself said with all authority, “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in you sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die…
Read MoreWhy Should You Stay Married? And How? Part 3
Matt Recker There are five strong reasons in Malachi 2:13-16 that lead believers to remain faithful to their marriage vows. Our study of the first three reasons are in part one and part two of this series. They are: Remain faithful because of the divine covenant of marriage, because of the infinite power of the…
Read MoreWhy Should You Stay Married? And How? Part 2
Matt Recker There are five strong reasons in Malachi 2:13-16 that lead a believer to remain faithful to their marriage vows. The first reason (covered in Part 1) is because of the divine covenant of marriage, based on Malachi 2:14, which says, “Yet ye say, Wherefore? because the LORD hath been witness between thee and…
Read MoreWhy You Should Stay Married? and How? Part 1
Matt Recker Many believers who have been married for years and who may even know intellectually all that the Bible says on this matter, still often end up divorcing their spouse. Others reading this may want to know this about their marriage: is there any hope? There is a tremendous spiritual battle for our homes…
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