These are core teachings that every disciple should know and clearly understand. Each one is foundational to understanding other key concepts of Scripture.
[לֹֽ֣א־יִהְיֶ֥͏ֽה־לְךָ֛֩ אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ͏ַ֗י׃] You shall have no other gods besides Me.As it is Written: Exodus 20:3 WEB — Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3 When we read this passage in our eglish bibles, one could easily misinterpret this commnd to mean that you could enterntain Read more…
Defining Whole Testament & the 3 Core Questions for Effective Bible Study By Brother Michel Lankford What Is Whole Testament Discipleship? In the interest of Keeping It Simple Saints (K. I. S. S.), Whole Testament Discipleship (WTD) is merely the functioning engine for obeying (2 Timothy 3:12-17), in a practical Read more…
By Brother Michel Lankford Here is an important “TRUTH Nugget” to ponder and keep in your truth file. Consider the phrase… “It’s ALL Good.” I confess, that I have often used that phrase myself. We usually mean to express that something someone did, or something they said does not offend Read more…
By Brother Michel Lankford Question: Is the word faithfulness in the song “Great is Thy Faithfulness” misused, since faith is trusting on things not seen and God can see us? Your confusion is completely understandable on one level. This is WHY CONTEXT matters. The big problem is that you are Read more…
Brother Michel Lankford Question: What are some scriptures that talk about self-control? To be “Self-Controlled” is a FRUIT of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26). That means that self-control is a RESULT that will occur when we allow the Holy Spirit to rule over us instead of being dominated by our Read more…
By Brother Michel Lankford Here is a highly practical ‘how do I live Biblically’ question: Question: How can I repent for saying bad things about someone who I don’t know? He lives in the apartment building where I live at. So, keeping in mind the core precept that we need Read more…
By Brother Michel Lankford Yes, overcoming could hardly be more important. In fact, the bulk of Scripture is all about overcoming. Thank you so much for your kind attention. If the Holy Bible had a subtitle it would likely be, ‘God’s Practical Manual for Overcoming Life’s Challenges.’ That is the Read more…
By Brother Michel Lankford Salvation is a free gift. You CAN NOT earn it. I have known and believed that precept for more than three decades. However, it was not until a few days ago that I gained a fresh perspective as to WHY this is true. We MUST be Read more…
By Brother Michel Lankford Notes We just gave 21very strong biblical examples where Paul was not preaching or teaching against the Law of YHWH in written Scripture. Paul was FALSELY accused of preaching against Moses, (Acts 21:21). Much like Stephen was falsely accused, (Acts 7), and Messiah himself was FALSELY Read more…
Brother Michel Lankford Whenever the topic of YHWH’s food Laws and Instructions enters the discussion, most Christians RUN to Mark 7:19, to try and defend the FALSE idea that Messiah allegedly said we could eat anything we wanted. In other words, the idea is that Messiah supposedly suspended the Creator’s Laws Read more…