“These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood” Genesis 10:32. Any thinking Christian should realize the conflicts inherent in racism. First, we know God made everyone and Jesus died for everyone. Remember the song, “JesusContinue reading “On Races and Racism. Genesis 10:32.”
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SAINTS AND SINNERS: WHO IS THE ULTIMATE? Ezekiel 14:13-16.
Adolf Hitler is the go-to guy. He is everyone’s “favorite.” We keep the name ‘Hitler’ in our back pocket as an example of the worst person who ever lived. His name comes up this way in conversations every day: “Well, if you had Hitler on the one side and Ghandi on the other—” “My EnglishContinue reading “SAINTS AND SINNERS: WHO IS THE ULTIMATE? Ezekiel 14:13-16.”
The Spirit of the Lord Will Control You.
I wrote recently of Samson, Gideon, David, Noah, Moses, and Elijah—men whose achievements followed a deep indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The phrase the Holman translation uses is “the Spirit of the Lord took control,” as in this passage about King Saul: “The Spirit of the Lord will control you; you will prophecy with [theContinue reading “The Spirit of the Lord Will Control You.”
The Spirit of the Lord Took Control of Gideon.
Do you ever feel amazed by the incredible feats in the Bible? How did Samson kill 1,000 men with a piece of bone? How did little David, a teenager at best, face Goliath with such boldness? How did Gideon and 300 men take on over 100,000 Midianites—an enemy who filled the land “like a greatContinue reading “The Spirit of the Lord Took Control of Gideon.”
DIGNITY. Genesis 9:23.
Imagine how a TV sit-com would handle the scene in which Ham found his father Noah passed out drunk and naked…. Today’s situation comedies are known for a stock-character called the “Bumbling Dad,” or “Idiot Father.” Originally designed to mock the “Standard ‘50s Father” from earlier shows, the Bumbling Dad is described as “clever atContinue reading “DIGNITY. Genesis 9:23.”
GOD’S PROMISES. Genesis 9:13-16.
Do you know God’s promises? Praying is like a lawyer standing before a judge. If you can bring to God his promises, quoting his word back to him, then you are praying as he wants you to pray. That is when he will answer you and do what he promised. Forgetting God’s promises hobbles yourContinue reading “GOD’S PROMISES. Genesis 9:13-16.”
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