by Stephen Cervera | May 11, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry
Overview of Each Psalm: Psalm 10 – A lament over the apparent triumph of the wicked and God’s seeming silence. Yet the psalmist affirms that Yahweh hears the desire of the afflicted and will act. Psalm 40 – A song of deliverance remembered and deliverance requested...
by Stephen Cervera | May 11, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry
Overview of Each Psalm: Psalm 11 – “In Yahweh I have taken refuge” A bold affirmation of trust when society’s moral foundations are collapsing. Yahweh tests both the righteous and the wicked, and loves those who are upright. Psalm 41 – “Blessed is he who has regard...
by Stephen Cervera | May 11, 2025 | Faith, For Believers, For Unbelievers and Seekers, Theology, Uncategorized, Wisdom
I’ve been reading the Psalms for years. Like many believers, I’ve turned to them for comfort in grief, language for worship, and a framework for prayer when words fail me. But not long ago, I stumbled onto something that I can only describe as… astonishing. And the...
by Stephen Cervera | Nov 10, 2024 | Faith, For Believers, For Unbelievers and Seekers, Salvation, Theology, Uncategorized
We Protestants passionately and resolutely proclaim that salvation comes through faith alone! We boldly cite Paul’s letter to the Ephesians as our “proof text” to support our belief. But let’s take a closer look at the tension between faith and...
by Stephen Cervera | Oct 2, 2024 | For Believers, Heaven, Salvation, Theology
Most Christians do not know about the astonishing future that Jesus has waiting for them upon receiving their “resurrected bodies”. Christians will be “partakers of the divine nature” and will be divine as a reflection of Jesus who is, of...
by Stephen Cervera | Jun 15, 2024 | For Believers, Theology
God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”EXODUS 3:14 Have you ever noticed how the Old Testament often writes “LORD” in all capital letters? It’s subtle, but once you see it, you start spotting...
by Stephen Cervera | Jul 29, 2023 | For Believers, For Unbelievers and Seekers, Life Issues, Theology, Wisdom
This blog post is going to be challenging for some readers. However, if you are a “believer” and a “follower of Christ”, then I implore you to consider the direct commands of God to you and me from His Word. Consider what the prophet Samuel said to King Saul when he...
by Stephen Cervera | Jul 7, 2023 | Faith, For Unbelievers and Seekers, Heaven, Hell, Salvation
If this topic is too traumatizing to read, just jump to the end where I explain how to escape condemnation, and instead receive a warm welcome into Heaven with God for eternity. But you must make the choice to escape your condemnation at The Final Judgment. What will...
by Stephen Cervera | Apr 14, 2023 | Faith, For Believers, For Unbelievers and Seekers, Life Issues, Salvation
“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him. It begins in the mind and may be present where no overt act of worship has taken place. … Wrong ideas about God are not only the fountain from which the polluted waters of...
by Stephen Cervera | Apr 13, 2023 | Apologetics, Faith, For Unbelievers and Seekers
Every year, our culture stops to celebrate the Easter holiday. For many, the focus is religious or quasi religious and centers around the person of Jesus Christ. For others, the focus is more secular and is centered on colorful eggs, chocolate candy, and a pretext for...
