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In 1 Corinthians 10:8, Paul said, “Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day” (NASB). The KJV and ASV say, “Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.” The...

The Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan made an extensive survey that revealed that in 1974 two out of three Americans made a bet and that more than 30 billion dollars were being gambled away every year in the United States. A 1982 Gallop Poll...

On May 13-15, 1998, in Jakarta, Indonesia, an “ethnic cleansing” occurred which resulted in many Chinese Indonesians being abused, tortured and killed. Hundreds of girls/women (aged 10-55) were sexually harassed and gang-raped. Some victims were raped in front of...

And Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go” (Exodus 5:2). Pharaoh’s question, “Who is the Lord?” actually denies any Lord other than himself. Ten plagues follow but are not...

Paul wrote, “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14). It is naive to think that every question of interpretation in the Bible has been...

The Program on Public Values at Trinity College conducted a large study on American religious life found that the percentage of “Christians” in the nation has declined and 15% of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 percent in 2001 and 8.2...

In Ezra 9, after leading the second group of captives back to the land of Israel, Ezra had to reform the people spiritually. Although Ezra lived under the Old Covenant, how he did so demonstrates the proper way to deal with sin. He was shocked at sin (vv. 1-4). When...

I believe that deep down, happiness is the object we crave most. From the size of the entertainment industry in America, one could conclude that we are in desperate need of happiness. It is the “end all of end alls.” But did you know that counterfeit happiness is...

The statement, “That’s just the way I am,” often is expressed as an attitude among people -- even in the church. “That’s the way I am, and I can’t change the way I am.” It usually is used as an excuse for not making a correction in living that really needs to be made....

The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first -- it was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch still lit for the Lord. What a great thought...