It’s easy to fall into the trap of viewing prayer as simply a list of things we want. Sometimes we treat God like He is a genie in a bottle. The Bible uses incense to teach us to think about…
Don’t Give Up On Prayer
We live in an instant gratification society, so if God doesn’t answer our prayer within a day or two, we tend to give up and assume God isn’t going to answer our prayer. The Bible teaches us we should have…
Christians Must Be Holy Because God Is Holy
Christians don’t spend much time thinking and talking about holiness. We should because it is an important concept. Holiness is similar to consecration, the act of designating someone or something for a specific, special purpose. Exodus 29 illustrates and defines…
Seek To Please God, Not Ourselves
We live in a narcissistic society where our goal is to please ourselves and make ourselves feel good. The Bible reminds us we should have a different goal. For example, Exodus 29 tells us the burnt offering sacrificed at Aaron’s…
Sin Is Real, Take It Seriously
The world wants us to believe there is no objective moral standard, which means the world is denying the existence of sin. Exodus 29 tells us a sin offering was part of Aaron’s ordination. Since there was a sin offering,…
Jesus Has the Authority to Tell Us How to Live
Many people doubt Jesus has the authority to tell us how to live. In Biblical times, it was common to anoint those who were given authority. For example, Exodus 29 tells us Aaron was anointed with anointing oil to serve…
Happy Easter!
Thank you for following Bible Mountain. The crucifixion of Christ is important because He died in our place, but His death was not remarkable because everyone dies. However, people don’t normally rise from the dead, so on Easter, when we…