What does ‘God is holy’ mean?‘Holy’ in the Old TestamentH6918: קָדֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ: qâdôsh qâdôsh: kaw-doshe’, kaw-doshe’From H6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by…
Warnings to guard against deceptionJas 1:16 ESV Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.Sources of deceptionMat 13:22 ESV As for what was sown among thorns,…
Mat 12:31-32 ESV Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.…
Mat 6:13 NKJV And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power…
Psa 139:23-24 ESV Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous…
This article, ‘Taking the Bible Literally“, is great. Here are some highlights.Do you take the Bible literally?I never like the question, “Do you take the…
The phrase ‘eternal life’ is found 43 times in the ESV Bible. The words seem simple enough that it is easy to miss the nuanced…
I have a lot of issues with some of what Dr Farley shares in this video.
Joh 15:4 ESV Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither…
Well it’s intended to curse people. That’s what’s so pathetic, so sad about people that want to mix law and grace today. They want to…
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Therefore, “lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.” If you do,…
Below is a summary of the John Wesley’s sermon 53 – ‘On the use of money’IntroductionFor, let the world be as corrupt as it will,…
“And why should you throw away money upon your children, any more than upon yourself, in delicate food, in gay or costly apparel, in superfluities…
1Co 10:9-10 ESV We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as…
Num 21:4-9 ESV From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the…
The question needs to be broken into three parts. Who did the actual destroying/killing?Who was to blame for the destruction?Who initiated or organised the destroying?There seems…
By plagueAt Passover (many)Exo 11:1 ESV The LORD said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he…
Moses said it to GodNum 14:15 ESV Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will…
SummaryThe Israelites complained about misfortunes, food, drink, the allocation of the priesthood and MosesIn spite of all the miraculous signs they had seen they refused…
I loved how this professor opened and closed his talk. It was given in 2012. It’s hard to imagine that sentiment being presented much in…
Call to sacrificial giving https://www.eaforchristians.org/how-much-should-christians-give/
The following quotes are taken from this article. He saw the consequences for a poor use of our money as exceedingly dire.“Of the three rules…
Western Christians are among the wealthiest people who have lived on the planet. We are around 90 times richer than the people Jesus was preaching…
Following are links on this topic. They do not necessarily reflect my views.Treating children like adultsEscape from Childhood (John Holt)Peaceful Parenting
Joh 6:53-56 ESV So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and…
Act 15:19-20 ESV Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, 20 but should write to…
MatthewMat 14:22-33 ESV Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.…
MatthewMat 14:13-21 ESV Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds…
Those who maintain that the Bible doesn’t describe God killing may do so by arguing that the verses where it says God kills do not…