Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’” The Hebrew word translated as “serpent” is nachash which literally means “shining one.” This is […]
Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’” The Hebrew word translated as “cunning” could also be rendered as “shrewd, crafty” or “sly” […]
Genesis 2:25 “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” Before the fall, man had no reason to be ashamed — he was in right standing with the Almighty and did not know, through experience, the shame that is associated with transgressing the will of the Heavenly Father. Obviously, […]
Genesis 2:23-24 “And Adam said: ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” In the formation of woman […]
April 2, 1982, when Perry and I were married, we both understood that his ministry involved continually traveling, often staying in one location for consecutive weeks, living in small hotel rooms, or in the pastor’s homes where we were ministering. We felt it best not to have children in the first few years as we […]
People feel that if they are in God’s will, they are exempt from problems. Others believe that if they have favor of God, everything will always go right. This is not true. Sometimes, even with favor, we will experience troubles. The reason I know I am blessed is not because I keep making it through […]
Genesis 2:23-24 “And Adam said: ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” When God presented the woman […]
Genesis 2:22 “Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.” From the beginning, we see that the standard the Creator established for marriage was one man and one woman. Later, of course, other notable men — righteous men — would […]
Genesis 2:21 “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.” It’s interesting that when the Creator determined to make a woman, He did not repeat the steps He first took when He made […]
