Yesterday, I wrote about “The End of the Law”. The main point is that it is love that should drive us and motivate us to do what is pleasing in God’s sight. From there, the Law drives us to Christ in a loving and lasting relationship. But, that is still…
4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. (Romans 10:4, King James Version) When people say that Christianity is about relationship, they are correct. God created human beings in His image. He could have created robots or fleshly automatons, but instead He created…
1Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: 3All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. (Matthew 23:1-3, King James Version) There…
Did you ever take your loved one out for a special occasion, say an anniversary, and take them to a place you really liked only for them to not like it? I want you to think about that for a moment, and then I want you to think about the…
COGWriter Dr Robert Thiel published an article today on Church of God News about “The horrible legacy of Martin Luther”. It appears that many consider this Luther’s birthday (Wikipedia says he was born 10 Nov 1483) and observe it (not sure how, seeing he’s dead). Some of the article is…
Time to tie up loose strings. “J” of Shadows of WCG Next Generation wrote a few comments I would like to respond to. I will use male pronouns to refer to “J”, as I believe he once said that was accurate. If I am mistaken, my apologies in advance. No…
In Part 4, we looked at various ways and types of covenants that God has made with human beings over time. He made unconditional promises to Noah and to Abraham. He made a conditional covenant with Israel, and that one has been replaced by a new covenant. However, you may…
“God is a covenant God” is a saying I’ve heard from time to time. “God keeps His promises” is another. There is a song by Shannon Wexelberg that I like titled, “All Your Promises Are True”. I liked it so much I purchased the CD, in fact. The question I…
The Unjust Supervisor This is based upon a true story. I may elect to exaggerate some things to make a point or obscure details to protect the guilty. However, it the situation was quite real. I was in the Army for eleven years. I drank like a fish, and it…
Yesterday, we looked at deception. We only really scratched the surface, but 2 things emerged: 1. We can deceive ourselves. We project our own lusts and passions upon an object we call “god”. We try to create a god in our own image so that we can pursue the lusts…