ONE OR TWO GODS. On our money, the inscription reads: “One Nation Under God.” We have at least three issues to resolve. Are we one or two nations? What do we mean by being under? And who is God?...
June 2007 Archives
SIN Sin points to something bad that has been done. But is it always something ghastly? Do I have to do something sinister to be a sinner? In the New Testament (Bible), in James, we find these words: “Therefore, to...
FREE CHOICE “The right to choose” sounds so correct, but what does it really represent? When we take a closer look, it is not at all what we think it is. Actually, it is like a darkroom where you have...
THE TWO MITES Jesus was deliberately watching what people were putting into the Temple treasury. He noticed that a widow offered up her last two mites or copper coins and he singled her out as being exemplary above all the...
PATRIOTISM The use of the word “patriotism” in the United States of America is hanging in limbo. It comes from the Latin “patri” and means “Fatherland.” It is reserved for people that love their native land no matter what the...
COMMITMENT I was called to a Church that had a promising Bible class of younger folks. In my heart I felt that I could count on them in my ministry to the Church. Well, I did approach them and the...
GOD WILLS Most of our prayers end with the phrase, “Thy will be done, Lord.” How then is the “Will of the Lord” to be done? When a devastating accident deprived me of my ability to do manual labor, a...
SUBMISSION The word submission (Greek hupotassetai) has been and still is troubling in marriages. The writer that used the word was Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles. He was also unmarried and a Hebrew male and very likely had no...
FATALISM Fate is inevitable for it directs all events and that includes human life and destiny. Fate is the atheist's god. Therefore, “we cannot change ourselves” declared a Hollywood icon. The choices man makes are also predetermined. Man is merely...
PERFECTION What did Jesus mean when He said, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Mt.5:48)?” To get at the meaning, we need to quote another curious answer Jesus gave to Philip, “Anyone who has seen me...
HALF-TRUTH It is commonly assumed that a half-truth is better than no truth. Let us apply that assumption to other areas in our life. Half a mate is better than no mate. Half a job is better than no...
OVER-CONFIDENT A TV evangelist confidently predicted that 100,000 Christian missionaries from China could halt the threat of radical Islam. The 100 million Christians in China shall grow to 500 million within the next quarter of a century. Indeed, that...
PRESENCE The promise of Jesus: “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,” is an overwhelming comfort to every Christian (Mt.28:20). This is not just a mystery but a puzzle as to how...
REVERSED Are works in the way of grace or vise versa? The author of Ephesians 02:4-10 also wrote Romans 02:5-10. “But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the...
Dirigible The word “dirigible” means that one can be steered or directed. It can be a will subject to hypnosis or a belief that God controls all my human actions and behavior. Immediately, one can see where such thinking may...
Inability It is beyond grasp as to how much effort is being put forth to release man of his obligation to God. Man has absolutely nothing that can please the Maker. Jesus Christ has done all that was necessary for...
