by Gil Rugh | Jul 31, 2015 | Articles
Isaiah wrote: “All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass” (Is. 40:6, 7). To demonstrate the brevity of human life, God...
by Gil Rugh | Jun 26, 2015 | Articles
The resurrection of Christ, which is recorded in all four gospels, is the point on which Christianity stands or falls. The salvation that Christ provided was through His death on the cross. Romans 6:23 says, “The wages of sin is death.” This means that the penalty...
by Gil Rugh | Feb 27, 2015 | Articles
There are only two groups of people in the world—those who are being saved and those who are perishing. Jesus said, “He who is not with Me is against Me” (Matt. 12:30). There are no people in the middle. Until you place your faith in Jesus Christ, you are among the...
by Gil Rugh | Feb 13, 2015 | Articles
The Old Testament sacrifices were a foreshadowing of Jesus, the Son of God, and His ultimate sacrifice on the cross. They could never take away sin, and yet they were a soothing aroma, a pleasing fragrance to the Lord. God said to Moses, “The priest shall offer up in...
by Gil Rugh | Jan 30, 2015 | Articles
Religion has been practiced in various forms for thousands of years. However, relatively few groups through the centuries have been totally committed to practicing exactly what the Bible teaches. Today, as has happened throughout history, men are replacing the quest...
by Gil Rugh | Jan 2, 2015 | Articles
A time capsule was buried at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. As you might imagine, a lot of thought went into choosing which items to include that would best represent life at that time in history. Only one book was included in the capsule—the Bible! When asked why...
by Gil Rugh | Dec 19, 2014 | Articles
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18). Today, we would probably say Mary and Joseph were engaged, although our word...
by Gil Rugh | Dec 10, 2014 | Articles
Yoga was introduced in the United States in the early 1800s. It was initially studied in the universities as part of Eastern Philosophy, but by the 1930s it was hailed for its health benefits. By the 1960s, a flood of Indian teachers were teaching Yoga. An article in...
by Gil Rugh | Nov 25, 2014 | Articles
A billion years from now, what will you be doing? Does it matter? Can you know? Yes, it matters, and yes, you can know. How you recognize and respond to the following facts will determine your eternal destiny. FACT: Nearly 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ, the Son of God,...
