Posts from October 2024

1. Jesus was filled with grace and truth (John 1:14) 2. Grace teaches Christians how to behave in view of Jesus’ return (Titus 2:11-14) 3. Grace can be received improperly if we fail to appreciate it (2 Cor. 6:1) 4. We are saved by grace through faith to perform good works (Ephesians 2:10) 5. Grace is a gift from God that makes us right with him when we receive it (Rom. 3:24) 6. A proper appreciation of God’s grace leads…

Sostratos the Cnidian built this world-famous lighthouse in 297 B.C., located on the coast of the island of Pharos (Negev, The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land, Rev., 1986: 27). It made the Greek poet Sopater’s list of the original seven wonders of the world. Examined with the other six, this lighthouse seems to have been the only wonder which also served a practical purpose. It would have towered nearly 400 feet above the sea, about forty stories tall. What…