This is the First and Greatest Commandment: “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5) Introduction Coming of age for Israel happens at Sinai. Prior to this time, Israel had no written covenant. The lack of a Read more…
Today we have a question about prayer. We pray because God is who He is. It’s important that our prayer is modeled after Chirst and our will be given over to God. If we do not pray “thy will be done” then we destroy our witness against this culture of Read more…
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Specifics about the Canaanite Religion (Baalism) have been hard for archaeologists to find and, until recently, most of what was known about them came from the Bible and other writings that were not written until the Roman age (Unger, 1950, p. 168). Unger goes on to explain that with recent Read more…
Today we get into voting, friendships, and traditions. Here for reference are the scriptures mentioned today. Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14) Whoever is not with me is against me, and Read more…
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I have been meditating on being strong in the Lord: “… be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Ephesians 6:10). What does that mean right now, today? If you get my Monday emails you have heard me talk a lot about the warrior analogy, “the Read more…
The Israel United In Christ (IUIC) movement and why we need to have an ap·o·lo·gi·a (a formal defense of one’s opinions or conduct). IUIC Web Site 15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason Read more…
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According to Horton Solomon’s reign started near 930 B.C. (Horton, 1961, p. 3). Solomon reigned for 40 years (1 Kings 11:42). That means he reigned until about 890 B.C. The physical thing that marked, or marred, Solomon’s reign and ended in dividing the country was taxes. In 1 Kings 10:14 Read more…
The last day to register to vote. “The truth is that we are a cesspool of wickedness and filth, and unless we repent we are going to reap a very bitter harvest from what we have sown for so many years.” – endoftheamericandream.com But the plans of the LORD stand Read more…
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Political correctness is sin. I am focusing on people who called themselves Christians in this reply because the world is dead. There is no regeneration (rebirth) outside Christ so it is not surprising when this is true about them “… light has come into the world, and men loved darkness Read more…
This is a question that should be addressed in a book. First, you have to define worship. What is worship? Is it when we all get-together and sing songs? There are a lot of things we do wrong in that part of worship but that is not the worship we Read more…