Zechariah, contemporary to Zerubbabel and Joshua in the 6th century BC, prophesied the following: 10 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they… Read More ›
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TIME TO BE SILENT AND LISTEN TO GOD, Habakkuk 2:20
18“What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it, [Or] an image, a teacher of falsehood? For [its] maker trusts in his [own] handiwork When he fashions speechless idols. 19″Woe to him who says to a [piece of]… Read More ›
GOD WILL PUNISH THE GUILTY – GOOD NEWS
“And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.” – Nahum 1:3. The Scriptures tell us we are all guilty of sin. Romans says “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”, and Isaiah the… Read More ›
ALL MANKIND WORSHIPS EITHER YAHWEH OF THE BIBLE OR AN IDOL
Idolatry is a grievous sin. To bow to something, anything other than God is idolatry and is an insult against God. Bow to an idol and you say to God, “I do not believe in you, I do not submit… Read More ›
SEEKING TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE WORLD? ” For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” 1 Jn 3:1b The world has suppressed the truth of God in unrighteousness, Rom 1:18. It has… Read More ›
GOD WILL MAKE YOU SMALL TO THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW
“Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You are greatly despised.” – Obadiah 1:2 God has a problem with Edom, the brother of Jacob, who has been proud and mean. Proud of their own impregnable strength and mean… Read More ›
YOU BURDEN GOD AND GOD WILL BURDEN YOU
The following verse says, “13 “Behold, I am weighted down beneath you As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.” It’s pretty serious when your actions put a burden on God. To the people who would compromise the… Read More ›
JOEL 2:28-32: DO YOU CALL ON GOD FOR SALVATION NOW OR WHEN IT IS TOO LATE?
The broader context of Joel 2:28-32 which concludes with “And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered;” which the church of Christ knows is fulfilled on Pentecost since Peter in his… Read More ›
WHAT ABOUT AN EXPEDIENT? THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SONG BOOK AND A PIANO
I have a special interest in the science of interpretation: Biblical or otherwise. Brethren correctly point out that we learn God’s will in the Bible by Commands, “Approved” examples, “Necessary” inferences. Let me say just a few words on these… Read More ›
PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN AMERICA IS NOT THEORETICAL
These are difficult times we live in. Paul writes to the Romans, “26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27 and in the same… Read More ›
