Why would career fishermen become writers? Talk about a career pivot. John explains why he writes: “We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete” 1 John 1:4. “I am writing you so that you may not sin” 2:1. He says he writes to those who have been forgiven, know God, haveContinue reading “WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12”
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THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN. Revelation 12:10-11.
In the book of Job, the devil appears before God to slander Job. God taunts him, “trash talking” if you will: “Have you seen my servant Job? What a faithful man” Job 1:8. And the devil accuses Job of being faithful because God has blessed him. So God lets the devil destroy Job’s blessings. ThenContinue reading “THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN. Revelation 12:10-11.”
YOU CAN WRITE. 1 John 2:12-14.
Most of those who wrote the Bible probably did not know they were writing scripture. They wrote histories or song lyrics or letters without knowing their words would be read for thousands of years in the greatest best-seller of all time. But why write? John, one of the more poetic, “writerly” writers, gives answers. HeContinue reading “YOU CAN WRITE. 1 John 2:12-14.”
PRAY LIKE A LAWYER! Matthew 15:22-27; Mark7:29.
Daddy used to get fed up: “You’d argue with a fence post!” So he told me to be a lawyer. True, there are thousands of lawyer jokes, few of them undeserved. But when you need one, you’ll be glad to have one. (Even Jesus is described as “our advocate with the Father” 1 John 2:1.)Continue reading “PRAY LIKE A LAWYER! Matthew 15:22-27; Mark7:29.”
Authority. Matthew 28:18.
On my first day as a newly licensed attorney, I walked into my new office and my new secretary told me my new Texas Bar Number, which she had located online. She knew it before I did. Within an hour, the boss suggested I sign a motion for him. From that day on, my nameContinue reading “Authority. Matthew 28:18.”
Heaven’s Courtroom. Ezekiel 8:6-16.
We think of God as a Heavenly Judge, and that role belongs to Him and no one else. But if God is the judge, who is the prosecutor? Some think it’s the devil. Not only does Revelation 12:10 call Satan the “Accuser of the Brethren,” but the first two chapters of Job indicate Satan busiesContinue reading “Heaven’s Courtroom. Ezekiel 8:6-16.”
Is Jesus Your Attorney?
People laugh sometimes when they hear that I am a lawyer. “Oh, Jesus is a lawyer? That’s just not right.” It is jarring to them that a lawyer could pretend to be Jesus on stage. And I always smile: “Well, you know, Jesus is Our Advocate With the Father.” “Oh, yeah. I never thought aboutContinue reading “Is Jesus Your Attorney?”
Can You File a Lawsuit and Drag God into Court?
Have you ever been mad at God? Job actually wants to file a lawsuit against God! “If one wanted to take Him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand times. God is wise and all-powerful… I could only beg my Judge for mercy. If I summoned Him [to court] and HeContinue reading “Can You File a Lawsuit and Drag God into Court?”
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