People often say there is no God because He does not intervene and remove all of man’s trials! Others say that God must be too busy to be bothered with man’s concerns. Are either of those points of view valid?
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Bible Discrepancies – Spying Canaan
by Mike James
Was it God’s idea to spy out the land of Canaan or the people’s? This alleged discrepancy relates to the two scriptures provided below:
Numbers 13:1-2: And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them (KJV).
Deuteronomy 1:21-23: Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe (KJV).
Continue readingHOW OLD IS THE EARTH & UNIVERSE?
By: Bill Watson
Church of God Independent Ministries
In today’s Christian community, there is a controversy over the age of the earth. There is a segment of Christians who firmly believe that the earth and universe are only 6000 years old, while another group believes it could be billions of years old, as evolutionists would have you think. Frankly, this is one of the compelling and underscoring reasons the young-earth Christians support a young-earth hypothesis–to differentiate themselves from evolution. But do we have to go to such an extreme to counter the theory of evolution and “cross swords” with science?
Does the Bible have anything to say about this? Does the Bible address this question? Can we answer this by using scripture? Or is this one of those questions that cannot be answered except by theorizing or hypothesizing about what the answer MIGHT or COULD be?
Continue readingBible Study Live-Stream Feb 4, 2026 7:00 PM CST
Peter’s Sheet Vision in Acts 10
Wednesday night Bible Study Live-Stream February 4, 2026 starts at 7:00 PM CST
What was God trying to show Peter in Acts 10 when Peter saw the Vision of the sheet being lowered by the corners with animals of all kinds, clean and unclean?
Why did God Make Man?
Have you ever wondered why God would make us as we are now? What is the purpose? Do we have a future use or is this all there is to it?
Questions About Tongues
By: Mike James
In Acts 2, we have the first example of the gift of tongues occurring. The Holy Spirit caused this miracle to occur (Acts 2:4), and the miracle was the ability to speak in foreign languages and to be understood by speakers of that language (Acts 2:5-12).
Later in 1 Corinthians 12:10, we read that some will have the gift of speaking in tongues (diverse languages) and others will have the gift of interpreting those languages. The same Greek word here, glossa, is used in Acts 2, where it was clear we are speaking about foreign languages.
Continue readingLive Stream Only on January 24, 2026
Greetings,
CGI Springfield will not have services on January 24, 2026 at the IBEW Hall because of the extreme cold and the amount of snow fall that is predicted by the weather forecasters. It would be extremely dangerous if anyone should be stranded on the road. We will watch the future weather cast and should this type of temperature continue we will probably cancel services again but I will notify you by email or post it on our website.
There will be Live-Stream Services only at 11:00 AM central time from the Home Studio.
Please stay safe.
Pastor Dave
Books Mentioned in the Bible
By: Mike James
by Mike James
Whenever you get into a discussion about whether apocryphal or pseudepigraphal books should be in the Bible, some will mention books mentioned in the Bible. The question will be why these books in the Bible aren’t part of the canon if the Bible itself mentions them. Let me provide a few examples of what I’m talking about.
In Numbers 24:14, we read the following: “Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon.”
The Church of God International Springfield, Missouri 