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Lot and his family were living in the wicked city of Sodom. One day, angel messengers arrived with a warning: God was going to destroy the city, and Lot and his loved ones must flee. Lot rushed to tell his sons-in-law, but they thought he was joking and refused to leave. As the family fled, Lot’s wife looked back (does this not imply a desire to turn back?), and she also was lost. Only Lot and his two daughters escaped to safety (see Genesis 19:12ff).

Picture Lot’s feelings as he and his daughters…

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John Stuart Mill said, “That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.” He had a point. And I think the reverse is also true: That which seems the height of wisdom in one age may come to be seen as the height of absurdity a generation or two down the road. In both cases, the reason is that men’s evaluation of such things is always shifting.

Consider our country’s view of marriage. A couple of generations ago, the very idea of legalized same-sex…

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When we eat the Lord’s Supper on the first day of the week, it’s customary for a brother to read from the Scriptures and make a few remarks to help us get in the proper frame of mind. This is a good practice. However, over the years I’ve observed two problems that can arise and, in some cases, actually make it harder for folks to have their minds where they need to be. For the men who lead in this part of our worship, watching out for these two hazards can help us all have…

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Three Songs and a Prayer

 

Today’s popular rebellion against “the establishment” has spawned both

good and bad elements. As might be expected, there are some who are

genuinely concerned that cold formalism and traditional bindings give way

to sincere, spontaneous worship of the true God. And there are those who

use current discussions to promote childish emotions and clap-trap

schemes to “improve the worship” – schemes as much or more mechanical

than those…

DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN FOR A REASON?
R. J. Evans)

Based on how often we hear the expression "Everything happens for a reason," you would think the answer to our title would be a definite "yes". Some time back, while watching a professional football player on TV being interviewed, and in commenting on his team's loss, he remarked, "I know everything happens for a reason." And I can think of many other examples and situations in which this statement is used even by members of the Lord's church.

If you can’t prove it scientifically then it’s not true, and I won’t believe it!” If you’ve spoken to anyone who is a secular humanist or a Darwinian evolutionist, this response is familiar. If you’ve spoken to him about the Bible, about Christ, heaven, salvation, sin, etc., many times the response to it is the same: “It sounds neat, but this can’t be proven scientifically!” What these people refer to is physical science. Physical science has limitations.

For example, experimental science is amazing, and it helps us understand many complex things about the physical world. An experiment by definition…