MERCIFUL We are learning the hard way that good people do things that turn bad for us. That is when the rule of mercy should kick in because mercy begets mercy (Mt.5: 7). We put people in charge with good...
January 2009 Archives
LET LIVE Mr. President, you were placed in a unique position to grant our kind the right to live. In stead by your stroke of the pen, you committed us to in limbo. For the sake of passion and pleasure...
HEADS Our Church is in the process of catching up with the time. It has at long last agreed that it has too many heads that run too many boards and committees. It is a problem when all the...
THE ENEMY The enemy that our Western leaders, whether political or religious, cannot, will not or even camouflage has made an inerasable footprint in the Western World. It is the kind of enemy that if one of its agents is...
PRAYER Prayer, as it was used in the recent inauguration, has become a convenient method to deliver an oratory in fine words. Through it we can praise some, denounce some, insult some, make some feel guilty and even justify some...
CYRUS Cyrus, king of Persia, out of gratitude to the God of heaven for subjecting all the kingdoms to him, was stirred by the Lord to return the Jewish captives to their homeland and rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. ...
KEY The key to predestination is “love for God” (Ro.8: 26-39). All the words regarding predestination are in this text. Why were these Christians told that if they kept on loving God, they were secure in Christ and nothing could...
DRAW Jesus promised that when He was lifted up he would draw all men unto himself (Jn.12: 32). He also said that no one could come unless the Father draws him (Jn.6: 44). Then Jesus prayed for those that...
CORNELIUS Cornelius was a Roman officer stationed in Caesarea (Ac.10). He was a God-fearing person and wished to become a Christian. In a dream he was instructed to bring Peter into his home. Peter believed in the election of Israel...
CONFUSED Yes, we are confused with regard to predestination, divine choice and foreknowledge. It is very convenient for Christians and Jews that God does and did everything and to inject any human effort insults God. Many hold to the idea...
KINDNESS We love to hear that we have a kind and loving God or Heavenly Father. Indeed the Lord God is full of compassion, grace and mercy, forgiving and longsuffering (Num.14: 18; Ps.86: 15). He is especially longsuffering, meaning that...
FEAR Fear is not exactly what we appreciate in our western culture. If at all possible, we would remove the word from our vocabulary. In reality, however, we are in the midst of fear. Unfortunately it is mostly bad fear...
CHARGE Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites (Christians), because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There...
