resurrection

Excessive Violence

Leave a Comment

Excessive Violence

Many parents monitor their kids as far as the video games, TV shows, movies and books that their children watch and read; and rightly so. Parents have to worry about inappropriate sexual content, language and violence. Excessive violence is a real concern with many popular movies, shows, video games and books. What I’m about to say next may surprise you, but the Bible also contains excessive violence. Please note that I’m not talking about gratuitous violence, but excessive violence. No, I’m not really talking about how God judged the Canaanites and commanded the Israelites to kill every man, woman and child (Deuteronomy 7:1-2). (God did so out of righteous judgment against the nations in Canaan.) I’m not even talking about when God judged the whole world and condemned the whole world to death except for the eight souls that were spared on the ark (Genesis 7:7-23). [Read more…]

Do You Believe This?

Leave a Comment

Do You Believe This?

Before Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the Lord talked to Lazarus’ sister Martha. Basically, Martha told Jesus that if He had been there, she knew that Jesus would have healed him and her brother wouldn’t have died. She was lamenting the fact that Jesus didn’t get there in time to heal her brother. Martha and her sister Mary were heartbroken over the death of their brother. [Read more…]

Persuasive Words

Leave a Comment

Persuasive Words

Have you ever had someone talk you into doing something that you didn’t want to do by using persuasive words? When I was a young kid, I remember older kids talking me into doing something I shouldn’t and usually something stupid. Or maybe you have had a slick salesperson talk you into buying something that you regretted purchasing. Sometimes people can persuade you with enticing words to fall for something or buy something that you really don’t need or may not even really want. [Read more…]

This And That

Leave a Comment

This And That

Have you ever used the expression this and that? Generally, we use this expression when we aren’t talking about something in particular. For example, someone asks you what you are doing and you might reply, “I’m doing this and that” or you might say “a little of this and a little of that.” Most of us are probably familiar with this expression. But have you ever heard of “that world”? What if I told you Jesus said “that world”? [Read more…]

No More Spirit Left

Leave a Comment

Queen of Sheba

No More Spirit Left

I was reading 1 Kings 10 the other day about the Queen of Sheba meeting King Solomon (the king of Israel). She had heard all about the king’s splendor and how the LORD showered blessings upon Solomon and upon Israel at the time.  [Read more…]

Is it Really Old Testament Law and New Testament Grace?

Leave a Comment

ten commandments blog picGods Grace Blog Pic 1

Were the 10 Commandments really only for the people who lived during the Old Testament times? Is the New Testament all grace and no law? It is true that God gave the Israelites the 10 Commandments after He delivered them from Egypt (Exodus 20). It’s also true that Jesus ushered in the New Covenant with His death, burial and resurrection (Hebrews 12:24). Is it really Old Testament law and New Testament grace? [Read more…]