Image generated with A.I. After God called me to law school, I immediately began asking WHY? I was excited, but it seemed important to know why God had sent me there. I prayed about it all the time. Twenty-odd years later, the Lord has not given me a clear answer. I can make educated guesses,Continue reading “God is the Revealer of Mysteries—But Not All Mysteries. Revelation 10:4.”
Category Archives: Mysteries/God does not tell us all the answers
SECRETS YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW, MYSTERIES YOU DON’T NEED TO SOLVE. Genesis 3:6.
I once sat in a booth at Chili’s talking to a friend about Genesis 3. He was convinced it was a scam: “How can God punish Adam and Eve for eating from the Tree of Knowledge? Doesn’t everyone want knowledge?” He said God was unfair. I was at a loss, and we went round andContinue reading “SECRETS YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW, MYSTERIES YOU DON’T NEED TO SOLVE. Genesis 3:6.”
Do You Need Answered Prayers or Do You Need Grace? 2 Corinthians 12:9
Paul writes that God brought him to heaven and showed him amazing things no other mortal has seen. Then, to keep the apostle humble, God sent him a thorn in his flesh. No one is sure what that thorn was, whether illness, temptation, or constant persecution. But Paul asked God to remove the thorn. “AndContinue reading “Do You Need Answered Prayers or Do You Need Grace? 2 Corinthians 12:9”
OBJECTION! Calls for Speculation! 1 Corinthians 2:11.
Even before law school, I had a favorite objection: OBJECTION. CALLS FOR SPECULATION. This is what a lawyer says if opposing counsel asks his witness to ‘speculate’ on facts that are unknown or unknowable. The objection applies particularly well to questions about what another person might have been thinking. Consider these objectionable questions: “What wasContinue reading “OBJECTION! Calls for Speculation! 1 Corinthians 2:11.”
MYSTERIES. John 21:25.
The Bible is massive, filled with answers to life’s questions—but NOT to every question. Many interesting things are left out. Here are three: The Transfiguration. Before His arrest, Elijah and Moses met with Jesus and talked to Him about his death. What did they say? Did they encourage Him? Remind Him of His purpose? RemindContinue reading “MYSTERIES. John 21:25.”
Mary pondered these things in her heart. Luke 2:18-19
One interesting line in the Christmas story is the conclusion in Luke 2:19: Mary treasured these things and pondered them in her heart. What does that mean? This line comes after Luke narrates the well-known events of Luke chapter 2: Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to pay taxes, she gave birth, laid Him inContinue reading “Mary pondered these things in her heart. Luke 2:18-19”
A Miracle of Nocturnal Navigation. Matthew 2:9.
Can you explain the star of Bethlehem? I can’t. Do you give much thought to stars? The North Star (a cluster of three stars referred to as Polaris) is predictable: because the axis on which the Earth spins lines up almost perfectly with Polaris, the North Star (visible to those of us north of Earth’sContinue reading “A Miracle of Nocturnal Navigation. Matthew 2:9.”
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