PEOPLE OF THE BOOK

Heaven’s Vision. Earth’s Mission. One Standard.

J. Hector Garcia

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  • HOLY SCRIPTURES: HOW DO OLD AND NEW TRUTHS HARMONIZE?

    To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them (Isaiah 8:20, KJV). ABSTRACT This article delves into Jesus’ illustration of blending timeless and fresh divine truths, portraying Scripture as a vast storehouse enriched by nature and experience, while emphasizing the… Read.

  • FAITH: CAN FAITH CONQUER FEAR?

    “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 41:10, KJV). ABSTRACT Faith overcomes fear when we recognize God’s love, trust His presence, and allow His… Read.

  • DIVINE LAWS: WILL COVETOUSNESS CLAIM YOUR SOUL?

    “A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.” (Proverbs 14:30, KJV) ABSTRACT This article delves into the timeless battle against covetousness, a subtle yet pervasive temptation that undermines contentment and spiritual well-being, by affirming God’s sovereign ownership as the cornerstone of true fulfillment, examining the Tenth Commandment’s… Read.

  • ORIGIN OF EVIL: WHY DOES EVIL TEMPT US?

    “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1, KJV). ABSTRACT This article explores the enduring struggle with temptation as a constant battle that… Read.

  • DIVINE LAWS: CAN GRACE CONQUER GREED?

    He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Micah 6:8, KJV). ABSTRACT This article examines interconnected biblical principles of forgiveness as an active release of resentment, theft as encompassing dishonesty and… Read.

  • GOD’S LOVE IN FORGIVENESS: CAN GRACE WIPE OUR SLATE CLEAN?

    “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32, KJV). ABSTRACT This article delves into the profound interplay of sin as a spiritual debt, the expanded meaning of the seventh commandment, the impossibility of self-repayment leading to reliance on divine grace, the… Read.

  • DIVINE LAWS: CAN DAILY BREAD DEFEND LIFE?

    Deuteronomy 8:3, KJV: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man… Read.

  • DIVINE LAWS: DOES HONORING PARENTS UNLOCK BLESSINGS?

    Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee (Deuteronomy 5:16, KJV). ABSTRACT This article explores the divine command to honor parents as a reflection of… Read.

  • SABBATH: WHY REST IN GOD’S RHYTHM?

    “And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” (Genesis 2:3, KJV) ABSTRACT The Sabbath emerges as a sacred gift embedded in creation’s dawn, inviting the community into a rhythm of rest that mirrors God’s own pause after fashioning… Read.

  • DIVINE LAWS: WHAT SECRETS DOES GOD’S NAME HOLD?

    “Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you.” (Leviticus 22:32, KJV) ABSTRACT This article examines the deep significance of “Hallowed be thy name” from the Lord’s Prayer and the second commandment, revealing how honoring God’s name involves revering His… Read.