Ralph Barker

Understanding Those Difficult Passages (Part II)

Last week I presented some basic rules of proper Bible interpretation principles (Hermeneutics). This week and in the following weeks…

11 years ago

Understanding Those Difficult Passages in Scripture (Part I)

Introduction For the next few weeks I’d like us to explore some of those Scriptures that are just down right…

11 years ago

The Ultimate Challenge (Part II)

In last week’s article we offered some qualifying questions to assist us in choosing a Bible translation. One thing we…

11 years ago

The Ultimate Challenge: Picking A Bible Translation (Part I)

Choosing a Bible translation today for personal use is as easy as picking out a box of breakfast cereal at…

11 years ago

Know Thy Enemy (Part III)

The Flesh The next enemy we will discuss is the flesh. We are not talking about the flesh on our…

11 years ago

Know Thy Enemy! (Part II)

You can rest assured that the enemy, Satan and his demons, know you. They know your habits, your weaknesses, and…

11 years ago

Know Thy Enemy! (Part I)

It is a fact that we are engaged in spiritual warfare. One might not believe or might ignore it, but…

11 years ago

The World After America: Coming Soon? Pt II

My main reason for losing optimism is that I know that we deserve God’s judgment. Our continued slaughter of the…

11 years ago

The World After America: Coming Soon? Part I

Although theologically, I hold to a positive, postmillennial (Jesus returns after the millennium) view of the future, I have become…

11 years ago

Tithing Your Way to Victory

You may not agree with me but I truly believe, based on Scripture, that we pay horrendous taxes in this…

11 years ago

Understanding the Times

I Chronicles 12:32 talks about the sons of Issachar who are described as “men who understood the times, with knowledge…

11 years ago

The Chief End of Man

The first question in the Shorter Catechism is: “What is the chief end of man? And, the answer is: ”To…

11 years ago

Wisdom: A Key to a Long, Happy Life

The Bible, especially Proverbs, talks a lot about wisdom -- Godly wisdom. Wisdom is a key to many benefits including…

11 years ago

Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?

David Wilkerson wrote a book in 1982 titled “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” I bought a copy and…

11 years ago

Are You Looking For Peace?

All true peace comes from God. It is one of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit (more…)

11 years ago

New Beginnings

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have…

11 years ago