RAINING TRUTH WATERING THE GARDEN
Watering the Garden
SATAN THE SERPENT
Scripture:

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall… Read the rest of the story

By jack Doepke

While reading the classical book by A.W. Pink entitled The Sovereignty of God I was troubled by his dogmatic myopic point of view that God gave mankind no choice what- so-ever to control his own destiny, that God chooses each of us- His Elect – and that’s that. While he presents a good argument it just didn’t sit well with me. It almost made God smaller to me, and I know He’s not -He’s bigger than Pink makes him out to be. Yes, He knows before even we do, but I… Read the rest of the story

By Mike Mattice

Prior to their disobedience, Adam and Eve enjoyed daily intimacy with God. He literally walked and talked with them in the beautiful home He’d made for them. They knew Him as a faithful companion. He was a loving Father, teaching them all about the world He’d created just for His man and woman.

And as any loving parent would do for their precious children, the Lord instructed them about the rules and the consequences for breaking those rules. As human parents, we can encourage our children to do what is right. We can tell… Read the rest of the story

By Arnost Vevoda

Grace, definition – The unearned or unmerited favor of God.
Application – Although we aren’t worthy we all receive (sometimes unawares,) God’s Grace. We can never repay God for all that He’s done for us through Christ Jesus.
Scripture reading – For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. JOHN 1:17

Salvation, definition- deliverance from the power and penalty of sin; redemption. (Dictionary.com)
Application: Mankind being fallen through Adam and Eve was acquitted through the blood and sacrifice of the… Read the rest of the story

By David Smith

In the first couple of chapters of the Bible we learn the story of Adam and Eve our common parents. There are several important things in this story; the thing in the story that is most important to understanding our life problems is the part about the fall. Typically when we discuss Adam and Eve everyone wants to know what the fruit was; was it an apple, orange, banana (my personal favorite answer because I don’t like bananas), or was the fruit just a metaphor for something else like sex. The reality is that… Read the rest of the story