As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. — DANIEL 1:17 “. . . God gave them knowledge and skill. . . .” God gave Daniel and the other three Hebrew children, knowledge and all skill. Eternal life is the nature of God. … Read More

Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. — DANIEL 1:9 I didn’t know anything about confession of faith when I was first saved as a teenager. But somehow my spirit impelled me to say these things. Second Corinthians 5:17 was a favorite scripture of mine. I would tell everyone I met, … Read More

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — DANIEL 1:8 I had two favorite scriptures I either read or quoted to the Lord and on which … Read More

In him [Jesus] was life [zoe]; and the life [zoe] was the light of men. — JOHN 1:4 The life that came into you at the New Birth can affect your mental processes by governing your thinking and your intellect. It certainly did mine. I received eternal life as a teenage boy on the bed of sickness, April 22, 1933. … Read More

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. — GALATIANS 6:15 For neither is circumcision [now] of any importance, nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [the result of a new birth and a new nature in Christ Jesus, the Messiah]. — GALATIANS 6:15 (Amplified) The first thing zoe does in a man … Read More

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, HATH everlasting life [zoe], and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. — JOHN 5:24 Hath! You’ve got eternal life now! You’re not going to get it when you get to Heaven; you’ve got zoe now! But … Read More

But as many as received him [Jesus Christ], to them gave he power [the right] to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. — JOHN 1:12 Receiving Jesus Christ is an act of the will. So man acts on the Word of God by an act of his will. Man knows he is without … Read More

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. — 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3,4 I read some time ago about a so-called minister of the Gospel who was a … Read More

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life [zoe] through his name. — JOHN 20:30,31 Jesus did many things that are not recorded in … Read More

For as the Father hath life [zoe] in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life [zoe] in himself. — JOHN 5:26 The Greek word translated “life” in our text today is zoe. It is pronounced zō-ā. Reading through the King James Version, or any English translation, when you see the word “life,” you might think it’s … Read More