DEAD SURE! The belief that “once we are saved we are always saved” are music to our ears. Unfortunately, we are still flesh and blood and when we put two of us together in a room in this sinful world,...
January 2008 Archives
MISSING DAY Scientists ran a computer dating system back into the past and it stopped abruptly. In fact, the computer stopped twice. The puzzle is no puzzle for those that believe in the God of the Bible. Twice God stopped...
THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE To rationality alone, “The God-Man of Jesus the Christ” is incomprehensible. To faith, it is the only concept that is comprehensible and absolutely necessary. It is faith that enables humans to please and accept God as the Creator...
DOES GOD STILL ACT? The Bible tells us that God is resting. He is in His seventh day (Gen.2: 2-3). In fact, we live in God's seventh day. It may be thousands of years for man; but it still...
GOD HAS SPOKEN Churches are displaying banners: “God is still speaking.” I am puzzled because the Bible tells us that God has spoken and has said everything He had to say. He even sent His personal messenger to reaffirm that...
BEING LIKE JESUS Not a Sunday for some and not a day for others go by that some one prays and wishes to be like Jesus. We are not the first to pray and wish we were like Jesus. It...
The Gift of Grace No concept has been more precious to Christians than grace. And no doubt the grace of God is beyond human comprehension. No one but God can care for beings that deny Him and His existence. Only...
NICODEMUS He was the man to whom Jesus said: “You must be born again,” (Jn.3:7). Upon this statement rests the hope of salvation for most Christians. The problem Nicodemus had was that he did not understand Jesus and I am...
PERCEIVING GOD Theologically, among Christians, there is agreement that God is the creator and sustainer of all things. Even Jesus the Christ is accepted as God's answer to our human dilemma. But with regard to our existential perception, God is...
IDENTICAL I am not concerned about identical twins but about identical political parties. In spite of all the rhetoric, Democrats and Republicans shared once a common ground. Both had the nation at heart. Now they have their parties at heart. ...
LIFE It is painful and tragic to watch some one dear to us being eaten up by terminal diseases. We comfort each other with the promise that the life to come shall be free of decay. But what kind of...
NO CONDEMNATION I began my religious education in the Lutheran Bible and then in the King James translation. Both translations render Romans 08:1 as follows: “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk...
LUCIFER Lucifer or Beelzebul are designations for Satan or the devil. Lucifer stems from the Hebrew letters HILL and means “Morning Star” (Isa.14:12). Beelzebul may mean the lord of the underworld and may have its roots in the Philistine idol...
CRITIC We stand in need of critics that can make sound critiques. In fact, we fear critics and give them a negative and unpopular rap. The bad rap is not without cause. Too many critics are unable to render...
ANTICHRIST TRINITY Christians have a Trinity and so do the anti-Christian forces clearly marked in Revelation 12-13 as dragon (Satan), beast (reincarnate second beast) and the false prophet identified as 666. The triple six suggests a trinity but also...
PURPOSE We are born for a purpose and it is not just to praise God. This may sound unorthodox but it is nevertheless a reality. Every being was created and designed to perform a function and fill a...
FAITH POSSIBILITIES A TV minister insisted that, “If we believe all things are possible.” The quote was from Mark 09: 23. A man had brought his son to the disciples and they were helpless. It was to the father...
NARROW ROAD In my early days as a Christian, I attended one evangelistic event that took several weeks. The evangelist's message of fear cooked and roasted my mind and turned me into a frightening piece of clay. He also...
