(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Jeremiah 18:1-10-The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying: 2 "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words." 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.... Continue Reading →
Have I Committed The Blasphemy Of The Holy Spirit?
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Mark 3:22-30-And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons." 23 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is... Continue Reading →
Is Leviticus 27:28-29 Talking About Human Sacrifice?
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Leviticus 27:28-29-Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the LORD of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the LORD. 29 No person under the... Continue Reading →
Christ Our Passover
It is written: 1 Corinthians 5:7-Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. The church at Corinth had some members of the church who were involved in very public sexual sin. Paul encouraged the Christians to... Continue Reading →
“Drawn Away”
It is written: James 1:13-15-13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire... Continue Reading →
Impossible To Bring Some People To Repentance?
The Bible makes it clear that God’s people continue to struggle with sin throughout their life. Several passages point this out to us: Psalm 38:4-For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Psalm 39:8-Deliver me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the reproach... Continue Reading →
Who Can Say?
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) Recently, while studying the Book of Proverbs, I came across this penetrating passage: Proverbs 20:9-Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin"? The writer here talks about the fact that no accountable person is free from the taint of sin. I believe that one... Continue Reading →
The Fall Of Samaria
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) In the year 931 B.C., the twelve tribes of Israel underwent a civil war that forever divided them into two nations. The ten northern tribes became known as the nation of Israel (with its' capital city of Samaria), and the two southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin became known as the... Continue Reading →
The Unpardonable Sin: What Is The Blasphemy Of The Holy Spirit?
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) There is perhaps no greater trepidation that man can conceive than that what is conveyed in the simple word: 'unforgivable." There are many who believe that they have committed an "unpardonable" sin, a sin which is beyond the desire and power of God to forgive. Several times in our church's jail... Continue Reading →
Shalom: How Peace Helps Us To Understand The Horror That Is Sin
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) God, in His infinite wisdom, has revealed Himself to mankind in a unique way: through the testimony of words. As the Apostle Paul wrote: 1 Corinthians 2:13-These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. Since the... Continue Reading →