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Will We Know Our Loved Ones In Heaven? Yes, I do believe we will recognize our loved ones for the following Biblical reasons: 1.  The Bible says that those we win to the Lord will be our crowns of rejoicing in Heaven – in other words we will be rejoicing in eternity spent together. 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20  For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For ye are our glory and joy. 2 Corinthians 1:14  As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. 2.  King David said one day he would go to Heaven see his son that had died – that certainly indicates he would know him. This thought of being reunited is what removed David’s grief. 2 Samuel 12:22-23  And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dea...

I Will Trust In Thee The Blessings Of Assurance Isaiah 32:17  And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. I have to admit: out of all the books of the Bible, the books of Isaiah and Psalms are the ones I personally keep coming back to over and over, the ones I get the most blessings from.  (You will probably notice many references to these two books in my devotionals and studies.)  I am continually intrigued by the multitude of references to safety, trust, refuge, sanctuary, rock, shelter, fortress, among many others. This life is not easy, especially for the child of God. As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 15:19,  If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.  Why did he say that? Because there are many trials that the Christian goes through, that the lost do not experience chastisement, pruning, refining, being made more like the Lord Jesus Christ. In light of ete...

Bible Versions - Does It Matter? [ Jerry's Note: I wrote this article sometime in 1998, I believe, after literally hundreds and hundreds of hours of research on all aspects of the Bible version issue that I could find online in 1997-1998. Since then, I have literally put thousands upon thousands of hours into this same type of research, bought various books on the issue, found out which sources and resources were sound and which ones were emotional or just plain tainted. Even though today I might emphasize different things when dealing with this issue than I did basically 25 years ago (editing this in 2023), I have no desire to rewrite this article, as there are so many better resources out there now, many available for free online. In fact, one of the best sources online - and the one that helped me the most throughout the years is David Cloud and his Way of Life Literature website. (Even if you disagree with the personality of this Bible student and preacher, consider the facts...

Conquering The Canaanites In Your Life Several years ago, I did a two-part study on what the Bible says about Rest. The first part was And I Will Give You Rest (The Rest Of Salvation) , and the second part was Rest For Your Souls (The Rest Of Victory In Christ) . In the second study, which I would encourage you to read prior to reading this one (as it builds upon what was presented there), I showed how the Israelites conquering the Canaanites in the Promised Land picture the Christian overcoming spiritually, conquering the sins in their life, through faith. This morning, with that mindset, I was reading some of the book of Deuteronomy, and more things fell into place on this theme and picture Deuteronomy 3:27-28 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. But charge Joshua , and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this pe...

No Never! A New Testament Word Study Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5 I was encouraged recently by tracing this word throughout the New Testament, and wanted to share some of the blessings with you. Wherever the same Greek word underlies a word or phrase in each verse, I have underlined and bolded it to make it easier to identify.  The word we are studying is Strong's #3364 - ou me , and means "a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all." The word is translated various ways in the New Testament: "any more, at all, by any (no) means, neither, never, no (at all), in no case (wise), nor ever, not (at all, in any wise)." This word occurs in 84 verses in the New Testament. This study will look at several themes repeated throughout the NT, but it will not deal with every occurrence of this word. If you are interested, you can...

Is God Limited By Our Past? My purpose in this study is to exhort God's children to a greater level of trust in the Lord Jesus Christ; but, first, to do that we need to seriously look at where we are now, or may have been. We must look to the Great Physician for His diagnosis, and then put into practice the truths that we find. The cure starts with being honest with ourselves and with the Lord. (See Psalm 51:6) As we peer intently into the mirror of God's Word, we will clearly discern our reflection, and then be able to clean up any areas of our lives that need it. The question this study seeks to answer is: Is God limited? The immediate response of most Christians would be a resounding, "No!" But is that really true? If that answer was correct, why do so many professing Christians live like the Lord was limited in their own lives? Why do they say they believe in God's omniscience and omnipotence, but then conduct themselves as if these very truths had no practica...