by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 18, 2013
The Trinity “Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deut. 6:4). Old testament Judaism and New testament Christianity both stress monotheism (one God) as opposed to polytheism (many gods) or atheism (no god or gods). But only Christianity recognizes the...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 15, 2013
I AM God called Moses to deliver His people out of bondage in Egypt and lead them to the promised land. Moses believed God, but would the people believe him. How was he going to convince the people that God had sent him? God responded by saying to Moses, “‘I AM WHO I...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 14, 2013
Regaining Hope While ministering in Europe, I received the following testimony from a lady mature in years: I was born and raised in a very legalistic and abusive “Christian” home. Church attendance was mandatory, but the physical and emotional abuse I suffered at the...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 13, 2013
Hope in God The hope that is mentioned in the Bible is not wishful thinking. It is the present assurance of some future good, and there is only One who knows the future. If our belief in God is distorted then hope is dissipated, which is yet another reason why we...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 12, 2013
God is Immutable “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God stands forever” (Is, 40:8). The Word and character of God never changes. That stands in stark contrast to that of humanity, which is in a constant state of flux. The changeless nature of...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 11, 2013
God is Faithful It is hard to relate to somebody you can’t trust or count on when needed. But you can count on God, because it is His nature to be faithful and reliable. The Psalmist says, “I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 8, 2013
Justice, Mercy, and Grace God is righteous and cannot be unjust at any time. To administer justice is to give people what they deserve. If God gave us what we deserve, we would all end up in hell. But God is also merciful and therefore did not want to give us what we...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 4, 2013
God is Good – All the Time “For the Lord is good and his love endures forever” (Psalm 100: 5). Jesus said, “there is only One who is good’ (Matt. 19:17, and that of course is God. Therefore everything He does is good and we are the benefactors. “And we know that...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 1, 2013
Compassion What motivated the miraculous ministry of Jesus to the down trodden? By His own admission we know that He never acted independently of the Father. Therefore what He did was always consistent with the nature of God. Two blind men cried out to Jesus asking...