Nichols, Michael Edward author, Short Life: Living for What Matters During Our Few Days on Earth, Morgan James Publishing 2021. amazon.com $16.99 Biographical Sketch of Author Short Life was written by Dr. Michael Edward Nichols. Dr. Nichols has sixty plus years of life experience, twenty- five of those years as the professor of missions at … Continue reading Short Life Book Review →

"The righteous shall live by faith." (Romans 1: 17) Susan scratched her hair under the shaded area in her back yard. "What does that mean? Surely Paul isn't saying that all we have to do is believe Jesus will save us and He will." She heard some twigs break. "Who is there?" A tall brown … Continue reading Susan Reads Right →

https://youtu.be/zEMnFtqXrQU John tells his hearers about the kind of love God hates. 1 John 2:15-17.

https://youtu.be/GEU-1cYAlLQ John addresses his audience and reassures them of their salvation. 1 John 2:12-14.

The first rule of hermeneutics is to read the passage in it's context. That means the verses surrounding the passage of study, the genre of the book, the historical context, and the grammatical context. We don't just read the Bible however we want to interpret it. That being said, it can be useful to look … Continue reading When to Use the Church Fathers →

by Josiah Nichols [This paper was originally submitted to Dr. Robert Talley for partial completion of the Introduction to Apologetics class for Liberty University's MDiv program on 11/22/2020] Introduction             Since September 11, 2001, Christians in America have had to come to grips with Islam one way or another. It is reported in the media … Continue reading Islam Fails Its Own Test →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp60M9YlchU One key test to know if you have been changed by Jesus is if you love your brothers and sisters in Christ. Josiah Nichols unpacks 1 John 2:7-11 to see what this means.

"Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’" (Acts 3:22-23, ESV).  Originally submitted for a grade for New … Continue reading The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Glorified Jesus →

https://youtu.be/IpnLm315pzY Pastor Josiah Nichols preaches on obedience being a sign of being saved. A person who is saved by Christ is changed by Christ and will start to look like Christ. 1 John 2:3-6