When we are hungry or thirsty, it is very difficult for us to
think about anything else. No matter what we may need to be
focusing on, many times our hunger or thirst can keep us distracted
from our work or responsibilities.
Why is this the case? Why is it so difficult to focus on anything
else when we’re feeling hungry or thirsty? Hunger and thirst are not
just feelings that we can turn off at will. Yes, we may be able to ignore
them for a while, but eventually they have to be addressed. The
reason for this is…
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“Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.” Hosea 14:9
As believers, there is something that we have come to realize about Scripture and the word of God. As we grow in our faith, we come to understand that what the Bible teaches us - and ultimately what God teaches us - is right. Peter says that, “we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles – when we walked…
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In our Sunday morning class we have been discussing what it takes to go from faith to conviction. In 2 Timothy 3:14-15, Paul reminds Timothy of some very important steps he took for his own transition from faith to conviction, which serve as a great example for us today. Not only had Timothy learned the Scriptures, Paul mentions that he had been “assured of” these things (2 Tim. 3:14). At some point, Timothy realized that he had to be convinced of these truths on his own, and not simply believe based on what he had learned from his mother and…
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I cannot count the number of times I have been in a Bible class and heard people make the comment that the passage the group is covering shows how others in the religious world are wrong. Others perhaps say, “This is a good passage for (fill in the blank) to show them they are wrong and should change!”
In the New Testament we are called to stand for truth and oppose those who change or misrepresent the truth of God. However, I fear that sometimes our rebukes of other religious groups is a way to make us feel better about…
