by Stephen Cervera | May 20, 2025 | Faith, For Believers, For Unbelievers and Seekers, Life Issues, Theology, Wisdom
The English word “sorcery” in the Bible is a translation of several Greek and Hebrew terms, but most notably it often renders the Greek word pharmakeia (φαρμακεία). To understand what “sorcery” means biblically, it’s helpful to look at both the original language, the...
by Stephen Cervera | May 20, 2025 | Faith, For Believers, Life Issues, Theology, Wisdom
The growing legalization and normalization of recreational drugs—especially marijuana—has raised serious questions for Christians. Among them: “Is recreational drug use any different from moderate alcohol consumption? Should Christians feel free to partake?” At first...
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 | 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 | Jan 1, 2023 | For Believers, Life Issues, Wisdom
Jesus is our perfect example of humility “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by...
by Stephen Cervera | Jan 1, 2023 | Life Issues, Wisdom
1. It is a privilege to attain knowledge and understanding It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Proverbs 25:2 2. Wisdom is more valuable than riches “Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather...
