In the letters of John Quincy Adams to his college bound son, note the date he gives for Moses receiving the Law. “But to judge of its excellence as a system of laws, it must be compared with human codes… Read More ›
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DESIRE IS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR THE WILL: IT’S NOT ‘WILL POWER’ WE NEED, IT’S DESIRE, Dan Mayfield
What you want or desire is what will guide you today. When you lament that you lack will power, consider that it is the desire that you lack. “I want to read the Bible daily, but lack the will power.”… Read More ›
IT’S CALLED BEING A DAD: RAISING BOYS, Dan Mayfield
When a little son says, “let’s play dolls and I want to be the mommy”, a wise dad says, “No, you are a boy and someday you are going to be a dad. Let’s play and you can be a… Read More ›
FOOL THE ENEMY: THE WISDOM OF CHRIST, Dan Mayfield
Sun Stzu said, “Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through… Read More ›
GOD MADE THINGS PLEASURABLE: THE NEED FOR SELF-CONTROL, Dan Mayfield
AT the lecture last Saturday, I was talking about Romans 14 and the issue of meat which in part related to Jewish Christians still feeling uneasy about eating some meats they felt unclean; even though Jesus showed all foods to… Read More ›
PARENTS KNOW THEY AREN’T DEALING WITH THEIR "BRATTY" CHILDREN, Dan Mayfield
If you are ignoring and not correcting that your child is mean, nasty, disrespectful, etc, then you should expect that your lack of attention and correction is going to be directly responsible for them having the same behavior at 14… Read More ›
ROMANS 14 – Class Study and Discussion, Dan Mayfield
1. Who is the “weak” person and how is the strong strong Christian to treat him? vv1-2. Verse 2 shows who the “weak” brother is. It is not the one who eats any meat. But it is the one who… Read More ›
THE ELDERLY MAN BEING CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT AS AN ELDER: the spiritual condition of his children, by Dan Mayfield
“the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.” Titus 1:6. In Paul’s list of requirements for a man to be an Elder, Paul says that he is presently (must be, present infinitive) the… Read More ›
WHERE MOST CRAZY COMES FROM, Dan Mayfield
I think craziness or insanity can to a large degreee be laid at the feet of the deceptions we accept. The deceived person is a divided person because in the same body two belief systems dwell. Having diametrically opposing ideas… Read More ›
MORAL CONVICTION AGAINST SIN, Dan Mayfield
If your theology has a lot of grays, you are almost certainly in conflict with God. If God says something is evil, but you say, ‘well….”, you have a problem. Things are morally right or wrong. Everything we do in… Read More ›
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