What if you could travel back in time thousands of years. It is 2000 B.C.–that’s 2,000 years before Christ. Five men of God are sitting around a fire talking. Let’s imagine they conveniently happen to be speaking English (a language that will not be invented for 3,000 years!). The men in robes invite you toContinue reading “Eliphaz Reports a Vision. Job 4:12-21.”
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IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME. 1 Peter 1:8-15.
Do you know what a blessing it is to live today? I don’t mean because of computers, or cars, or modern medicine, or space flight, radio, and the plastics revolution. Modern marvels have done nothing to change the relative hope or hopelessness of the human condition. Indeed, some think the modern world is more hopelessContinue reading “IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME. 1 Peter 1:8-15.”
THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE. John 8:31-36.
I once attended two classes at UT with my brother, Dennis. One building had a motto chiseled near the top: “The Truth Shall Set You Free.” Dennis and I both sort of laughed at that, knowing that the people at UT probably liked the phrase, but were ignorant of its context—and would probably prefer toContinue reading “THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE. John 8:31-36.”
The ‘God Bless the USA Bible.’ Matthew 15:4-9.
When confronted by the Pharisees, Jesus pointed out the hypocrisy of man-made rules. “God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ … but you say ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, ‘whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple’—does not have to honor his father and mother. YouContinue reading “The ‘God Bless the USA Bible.’ Matthew 15:4-9.”
SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN: JESUS WAS NOT HOMELESS, Matthew 8:20.
One day an enthusiastic young scribe told Jesus “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!” Jesus responded with an interesting comment: “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay His head” Matthew 8:19-20. Was Jesus homeless? There is a Wikipedia pageContinue reading “SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN: JESUS WAS NOT HOMELESS, Matthew 8:20.”
PROOF TEXTING. 2 Timothy 2:15; Jeremiah 28:15-17.
A Bible professor accused me of “proof texting” when I used a single verse to prove a point. Bible doctrine should be proven with many verses, across the entirety of scripture, from many writers, across the centuries, and from both the Old and New Testaments. Proof texting, by contrast, is when you argue a pointContinue reading “PROOF TEXTING. 2 Timothy 2:15; Jeremiah 28:15-17.”
WHAT IS GOD LOOKING FOR? Isaiah 66:2.
I once overheard a conversation between women. One wanted a man who was tall. The other wanted one with a deep voice. They talked about traits: is he a family man? Can we laugh together? Is he patient? Honest? Kind? Strong? A good listener? A nice dresser? But what does God look for? In Isaiah,Continue reading “WHAT IS GOD LOOKING FOR? Isaiah 66:2.”
Behavior and Education.
Ever wonder why half the grades on the report cards of children involve behavior? Why have all those categories like “works well with others,” “listens to instructions,” or “participates in group activities”? We send children to school to learn the three Rs and instead it’s the three Ss: Sit down, be Still, and keep Silent.Continue reading “Behavior and Education.”
The 911 Psalm.
TV preachers love to shout lines from Psalm 91: “Though a thousand fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, the pestilence shall not reach you”—DID YOU HEAR THAT, BROTHERS AND SISTERS?— “the pestilence shall not reach you!” Psalm 91:7. They will apply this verse to anything—cancer, heart attacks, etc.,—and they screamContinue reading “The 911 Psalm.”
Household Words: 