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Resisting the Devil - May 6, 2023
/article/resisting-devilJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.” (Matthew 4:1) The first recorded event in Matthew’s gospel after Christ’s baptism is His temptation by Satan in the wilderness...
Once, Finished, Forever - Apr 22, 2023
/article/once-finished-foreverJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God.” (Hebrews 10:12) This verse in Hebrews 10 stands in comparative contrast to the previous verse, which says, “And every...
The Companion of Faith - Apr 8, 2023
/article/companion-faithJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17) When Jesus commenced His earthly ministry, He preached the necessity of repentance. The Greek verb for repent...
Crucified and Alive - Mar 31, 2023
/article/crucified-aliveJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God.” (Galatians 2:20) This verse gives us two principles...
A Voice from Heaven - Mar 13, 2023
/article/voice-from-heavenJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my...
The Final World: Renovation or New Creation? - Feb 28, 2023
/article/the-final-worldJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - In the beginning about 6,000 years ago, Jesus Christ created the heavens and the earth out of nothing, or ex nihilo, which I discussed in a previous article.1 The Bible not only gives us information about key events of the past such as the...
The Book - Feb 7, 2023
/article/bookJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (Matthew 1:1) This verse about the book begins the New Testament. This book and Scripture from Genesis to Revelation contain not the words of...
Passing Over to the Other Side - Feb 4, 2023
/article/passing-over-other-sideJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “He saith unto them, let us pass over unto the other side.” (Mark 4:35) After a long day of ministry, Christ commanded His disciples, “Let us pass over unto the other side,“ knowing full well what would come to...
God's Sovereignty Over All - Jan 22, 2023
/article/gods-sovereignty-over-allJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.”...
Fulfilling the Law - Jan 12, 2023
/article/fulfilling-lawJeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.” (Matthew 5:17) Christ makes this profound statement shortly after the famous beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus...