“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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A. Peter BEFORE Jesus’ death and resurrection

• Most vocal in promise to die for Jesus (Mt. 26:31-35; Mk. 14:27-31; Lk. 22:33)
• Slept when Jesus is in agony (Mt. 26:36-46; Mk.14:37-42; Lk. 22:45-46)
• Cuts off Malchus’ (the servant of the High Priest) ear with sword (Mt. 26:51; Mk. 14:47; Lk. 22:49-50; Jn. 18:10-11)
• Flees when Jesus is arrested…

In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about an hour. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. 

At about 3 minutes

A middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, then hurried on to meet his schedule.

At 4 minutes

The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At…

I recently headed to the Perry library to study and after a while had to get up and walk around in order to stretch my legs. I stumbled upon a movie which I had heard was very good entitled “Beyond the Mask.” The movie received the Dove Seal of Approval, which means it does not have any inappropriate content. The background of the movie was placed in the colonies right before America declared their independence and centered around a fictional account about how God can change the heart and life of a person.

There are three main characters…

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…