Biblical Truths

August 6, 2019 by Victoria Sarvadi “If then the light within you is darkness…” The eye is the lamp of the body. If your vision is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your vision is poor, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how […]

Romans 12:1,2 Dr. Victoria Sarvadi I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good

This parashah records the personal revelation of God to Abram (later, Abraham) from his call to leave Ur to the destruction of Sodom. As a result, it is the paradigm of intimate relationship between God and his people. It is a template for our lives today.

The story of Esther depicts one of the many scenarios of an ongoing controversy; a controversy that will eventually be settled in God’s time—not ours. The age-old controversy is based on a challenge over one of the most profound questions of all time— ”Who is God?” A question at the root of a game of thrones contest that has existed since the fall of the cherub who was once perfect in wisdom and beauty until iniquity was found in him (Ezekiel 28:11–19).

By: Victoria Sarvadi Proverbs 18:10 As autumn approaches, there is a desperate hope for some relief from this relentless and unusual Texas heat. We all seem to be begging God for a reprieve. Trapped volcanic gases, extreme solar flares and changes in ocean temperature have been a perfect cocktail for apocalyptic-type weather related sufferings and

By Victoria Sarvadi Ephesians 2:13 In scripture we read a lot about “sacrifices” translated from the Hebrew word “corban”. As modern western thinkers, our understanding of a sacrifice to God may be an appeasement as something we are obligated to do and maybe more often, we think of sacrifice as giving up and letting go

John 6:63 By Dr. Victoria Sarvadi One time a dear South Korean friend once asked me, “Hey, why does a cat go in a bag?” She looked totally confused as I blankly stared back at her wondering what in the world she could be talking about. I then realized I had just made the comment,

By Barbara Cohen Hyland In the Biblical account of creation, after God creates man and woman, the first thing He tells them is be fruitful and multiply.  Really? Aren’t we facing a problem with overpopulation and “global warming” and all the problems that come with too many people on our planet?  Actually, the birth rates

by Barbara Cohen Hyland Yeshua knew that the disciples and the generations to come after them would face times of intense persecution.  At those times, it might seem as if God had lost control of events or forgotten about them. Unlike those early believers, we here in America, do not face physical persecution. However, we do face