LIAR, LIAR!
(Ryan J. Thomas)
Did you know that the Bible is full of lies? It is! If you were to start reading in the book of Genesis all the way through to the book of Revelation you would have encountered the word "lie" or "liar" 168 times. So, it may surprise you to learn that the Bible does in fact contain lies. Now, I realize some folks say things like "the Bible has lies in it" in an effort to denounce the Bible and to put it on the level of merely…
Solomon said, “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (Prov. 27:1). So uncertain is tomorrow that we dare not to trust our souls to it. If your soul is not right with the Lord, now is the time to do something about it. The apostle Paul said, “I have heard thee in…
Basically, our understanding of the Scriptures differs from the majority of the religious world because we operate on a different principle of interpretation. To most religious people "truth" is relative, adjusting…
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DOES GOD'S WORD REALLY AFFECT YOUR LIFE?
(Dennis Abernathy)
A management axiom illustrates a spiritual truth that is important to keep in mind as we read and hear God's Word: "To look and hear is one thing. To see what you look at and hear is another. To understand what you see and hear is a third. To learn from what you hear and see and understand is something else. But to act on what you learn is all that really matters."
A lot of folks read, and hear God's…
Communications Error
A few days ago, my family went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant. There
we saw an interesting issue: although the menu was in English, and we’ve
been to Mexican restaurants before, there were Spanish words sprinkled
throughout that we had to look up on our phones. I’ve been to Spain,
Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries on vacation, and my brother
is taking Spanish in school, but still, there were words none of us could
remember or had ever seen before.
The ironic part: this is a problem unique to humanity! You could take any
two dogs from…
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I often hear people talk about the promise that “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” While no passage of Scripture uses those words, these folks probably have in mind what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:13:
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
Is…
What Made You Do It ?
You can tell the folks who went through the prescribed form of becoming a
Christian, motivated solely by the fear of Hell, by the stingy and joyless way
in which they serve the Lord. While not presuming to deny that fear of
punishment is a strong motivating force in religious service, it should not
be the sole or even chief motivation. John, apostle of Christ, wrote: “There
is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love” (1 Jn 4:18).
Some…
“THE LORD HATH NEED OF THEM”
(Jim McDonald)
Acts 12 records the death of the first apostle, James. It also records the third imprisonment of Peter. James and John, sons of Zebedee and Salome, were among Jesus’ earliest disciples. They were apparently the first disciples of John the Baptist. John pointed Jesus out to them and John 1 tells that John and Andrew then sought Jesus out.
Spiritual growth and development was as much a part of the lives of the apostles as it is in our…
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WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE?
(Albert Brown)
Probably the most well-known verse in the Bible besides John 3:16 is Matthew 7:1. If anyone knows anything at all about the Bible they have probably memorized this verse. This is the verse where Jesus is quoted as saying, “Judge not, that ye be not judged” (ASV). For those who are caught in a sin this verse is their rallying point. They know that all they have to do with many Christians is to point to this verse and say, “You can't judge me!” They take comfort…
