Are You a Pharisee?
My wife recently told me of a conversation she had with a Baptist who called her a “Pharisee.” That got me to wondering if most people even know what being “Pharisaical” means. Most of the time, people consider someone “Pharisaical” who demands that the Bible is strictly followed. The Pharisees were condemned in the New […]
Seeking God and Seeking Truth
Moses described God as “a God of truth” in Deuteronomy 32:4. If we think that we can seek Him and love Him without seeking and loving truth, we are tragically mistaken. We can’t have God except on the basis of the truth about Him. Some refuse the truth about God willfully, of course. Jesus said […]
“It’s a God Thing”
Would anyone disagree that God still works in our lifetime? I’m sure most would agree, however, there is no clear way of telling just how much God has done. When things unexpectedly work out the way we wanted them to, many of us would make the statement, “It’s a God thing.” This statement in and […]
Inattendance Hurts!
Members are mistaken when they say, “It doesn’t hurt for me to stay away from the assemblies of the church.” But it does hurt — more than you realize. It hurts you — it deprives you spiritually of the food you need to be in good “health.” It hurts you because you have disobeyed one […]
“If-Then” Statements
“If-Then” statements are exactly what the name implies. They are statements wherein truth is expressed in conditional terms. In algebra, an example of an “If-Then” statement would be, “If D is between C and E, then CD + DE = CE.” Computer programming also uses “If-Then” statements extensively. If a certain condition is met, then […]
How NOT to Convert Muslims to Christianity
On August 5, 2017, an explosive device was detonated at a suburban Minneapolis mosque as people were preparing for morning prayers. Although the windows of the imam’s office were shattered, fortunately, no one was killed or injured. Various news outlets that reported this attack also cited an increasing number of such incidents targeting Muslims. “We […]
All Lives Matter, but Do We Understand Why?
Please read Matthew 16:24-26 carefully and contemplatively: “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what […]
One Young Man’s Mistake
It seems so innocent in the beginning. I’ll just dry my car off by speeding. So the young man continued on that path and he was clipping down the highway at about 90 mph in a 55. Then he saw in the distance a car that looked like a cop and sure enough it was. […]
Who Will Stand up for Jesus?
When the early church began, you can rest assured that Satan took notice. While these people had identified with Jesus, the question was quickly raised as to who would stand up for Jesus. The crowd was told that He was “Lord and Christ” (2:36). At that point, they were willing to repent and be baptized […]
Joseph
In Acts there is a very prominent Christian named “Joseph.” Yet I imagine that few if any here could tell me anything about Joseph and what he did. The reason we do not know Joseph is because he is identified by another name, descriptive of his character (Acts 4:36). Just as James and John had […]