MUZZLE What did Moses mean when he wrote, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain (Deut.25:4)?” Paul applied this statement to the ministry of the Gospel (I Cor.9:7-14; I Tim.5:17-18). He argued that those...
May 2007 Archives
SYSTEMIC Christian writers have latched on to the word systemic. The word, in their opinion, best describes the modern idea of a progressive and relevant religion for our time. By merging eros and agape, the entire human body is affected....
USA-CRISIS The home of the “brave” and the “free” is in trouble. Politicians that refuse to believe that this nation is in her severest crisis since her inception, intensify the trouble. None of her wars compare to the one...
CHURCH What is happening to the Church or churches? No doubt, she or they are in a serious crisis. It is sad that so many profess to love Jesus but they cannot come to terms with His Body, the...
Repenting Sunday after Sunday on TV and in Churches we hear good sermons, some are even outstanding. Then comes the conclusion, all we have to do say sorry, forgive me Jesus and come into my heart and all shall...
Last Word Christians are being bombarded by many voices. Far too many are too sure about as to who has the final word regarding the outcome of our salvation. To this writer, the overemphasis on Pauline grace is more...
Sincerity How often have we heard or said, “He is so sincere.” Sincerity is a noble and a very desirable quality, but is it always correct or right? The truth is that sincere people can be totally wrong. Sincerity...
Soul The word soul in Hebrew is nephesh and in Greek psyche. According to Genesis 02:7, the word means a living being or a man that was formed in the image of God. The image suggests that man was...
The New Being Much that is psyched up as being new is not at all. Schleiermacher already formulated the “Theology of Feeling” over one hundred years ago and the New Being of Tillich is approaching one hundred years. Yet,...
Dead Jesus made the following curious statement, “Let the dead bury their dead, you follow me,” (Mt.8:22). The Apostle Paul believed that humans living in sin were dead (Eph.2:1; Col.2:13). John the Apostle was told to tell the Church...
9-11 The suggestion that the USA was being punished for her sins created an up-roar, even by Evangelicals. I, too, stand corrected. How could a God of love and grace stoop to such destructive action? If God did not...
Reviled: A Tribute Jesus, before He was reviled, mocked and crucified, pronounced the following blessing on those who shall follow in His footsteps: “Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner...
Dehumanization It is an attempt to turn men and women into being less than human. It is more of being like an animal living on instinct and not on reason. I eat when I am hungry, I love...
Truth The Man that sentenced Jesus to die on the cross asked, “What is truth” (Jn.18:38) ? Jesus told his disciples, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” (Jn.8:32). Obviously, the truth Jesus...
Defeated I felt down the other day and met a few people that also felt down. I asked, “Who punched you out?” They responded, “You are not sparking yourself. What ails you?” Yes, what was it that caused...
Missed The people that had come to hear Jesus missed the reason why the Son of Man had come because they looked for some sign that was not available. He told His listeners that both, the people of Nineveh...
Sin Sin, why mention that ugly word when Christ has dealt with it once and for all. Yes, Christ has dealt with sin more than one hundred fold, infinitely more. But, have we dealt with it? Did Christ take...
Intentions Intentions are faith without actions. Some one said, “ they are the surest way to hell.” Intentions have a willing spirit but are weak in the flesh (Mt.26:41). Our heads can be full of ideas and our hearts...
