Was He good? Was He a deceiver? What are the consequences? How will we respond? “Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, where is he? And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, nay; but he deceiveth the people.” John […]
Integrity or Perverseness? Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. (GNB) If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who cannot be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty. (GW) Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin. […]
Image by Janine Bolon from Pixabay “A just weight is the LORD’S delight…” “Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.” Proverbs 11:1 “Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are His work.” Proverbs 16:11 “Diverse weights and diverse measures, they […]
In 3rd John there was a man named Diotrephes who embodied the words self-supremacy. Note the Apostle John’s description of Diotrephes in (3rd John 9-10) “I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, […]
Nahum 1:7-8 In Nahum 1 the prophet describes our LORD in various ways that highlight His greatness and how it benefits those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7 provides such an example and the following verse shows us the other side for those who fail to trust in the LORD. The context is Nineveh’s burden […]
In our Wednesday night Bible study we’ve been studying the book of Nahum. One verse that has really had a profound impact upon my appreciation of the sovereignty of GOD is Nahum 1:3 where the prophet says, “The LORD is slow to anger and great in power and will not at all acquit the wicked.” […]
The Good news about Jesus is timeless; although old, it’s new, fresh and generates excitement when coming to the ears of one for the 1st time. It should likewise continue to stimulate us throughout our lives. Why? The Good News about Jesus has eternal repercussions. The greatest news story ever told in our country, whether […]
Throughout history there have been certain events that have shaken humanity to its core. These calamities left man uncertain about his or her future here upon this earth. Would there even be a future and if so what would it look like. In his book “Entrusted with the Gospel” David McLennan spoke of the fear […]
Premediated responses….we have a choice. “I’m going to go off on them…” The above statement is sadly one that we hear many times when conflict arises. This idiom has become so common that there are actually definitions of it on the internet. The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines “…going off on someone…” as to […]
I recently read that studies show that more than 85% of the world’s population believes in some form of higher power. Except for one or two, all known cultures have stories of a creation account or, at least, of a higher authority. That is a staggering number. The article went on to speculate as to […]