I recently heard about a bumper sticker which read:
“The only difference between God and Adolf Hitler
is that God is more proficient at genocide.”
The person who wrote that was actually raising an issue that has perplexed many believers in God.
In his book The God Delusion, atheist Richard Dawkins affirms that the God of the Old Testament is a bloodthirsty, genocidal ethnic cleanser. Many others use this…
“WAYS TO AVOID GOSSIP AND SLANDER”
Gossip and slander are a two-way street! You have to have someone willing to talk and someone willing to listen for them to be successful. Gossip and slander are perpetuated because folks give those with “loose lips” their “listening ears.” One who would please God should have nothing to do with such sins. If we are going to avoid gossip and slander ... Have A Heart Of Humility. … |
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In Acts chapter two Luke records the preaching of the first gospel sermon and the establishment of the Lord’s church. He also tells us that on that occasion some persons were enabled to speak in tongues a result of their being baptized with the Holy Spirit.
We want to consider two important questions concerning this event:
• who was speaking in tongues?
• exactly what was the nature of…
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I will tell you up front that this article was inspired by David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” commencement address at Kenyon College in 2005. I will also disclose that if you listen to this speech, it does include some offensive (foul) language, so please use discretion.
The speech begins with an older fish passing by two younger fish and saying, “Morning boys, how’s the water?” The two younger fish just swim on by and look at each other and one says to the other, “What is water?” This illustration is an example of how people can take…
Often, dissimilarity between people makes it difficult to interact without it feeling awkward and forced. When we interact with other Christians, we know that we have the most important thing in common – we are a part of the same body in Christ. But that is the “gimme” answer – simply knowing this does not make our relationships automatically natural or enjoyable. Having Jesus in common doesn’t make us similar to one another! After all, how similar is your eye to your foot? Your kidneys to your brain? Our relationships with one another are not based…
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MANNA FROM HEAVEN
It is interesting to note that some of the subjects about which Jesus taught were based on the circumstances of the moment. In John, 4 Jesus was passing through Samaria and was weary. While His disciples went into the nearby village of Sychar to get food for them to eat, He sat by the well and waited for them. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus asked her for a drink and she, astonished that a Jewish… |
Opening old volumes can be breathtaking. You covertly anticipate the revelation of a mystery while being caught breathless from the must of time. But sacred, important wisdom is not often captured in only one place. Fact: God is evident everywhere we look. The rise of the sun, feeding life on the earth; harmonies of purpose in creatures sounding their call, even to a most essential bee, with the supportive community it builds. Life is a weave of creation and happenstance. Our eyes flutter in the morning, first, because His design is perfect. Stepping…
As I write this article, I’m listening to and very much enjoying instrumental movie soundtracks playing via Spotify through a Bluetooth speaker on my desk. But does my opinion of what is beautiful to the ear in other areas of my life carry over into what is right in God’s eyes while worshiping Him? Many verses are clear on the necessity to not stray from the clear authority given in God’s word (Deut 12:32; Jn 4:24; 1Cor 4:6; 2Jn 1:9). So what does the Bible say about instrumental music in our worship today?
While instrumental music was commanded at…
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