Yesterday, I ended on the note: If we cannot rule ourselves, and if we cannot get along with others, then how can we ever be entrusted to rule people who have been devasted and traumatized by the events we see in the Book of Revelation? Yesterday’s article concentrated on the…
12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? (1 Corinthians 1:12-13, King James Version) In…
7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. (John 8:7, King James Version) This is perhaps one of the most misquoted verses of the Bible, second only to “Judge…
25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (John 14:25-26, King…
I was apprehensive about downloading a short ebooklet entitled Does Your Church Possess… -“The Whole Truth”? “Apprehensive” because you never know with these things until you figure out who wrote it and why. Turns out, though, it was written by Raymond F McNair, and is available via HTML format as…
I have mentioned before that many COG interpretations of the Church at Laodicea in Rev 3 are somewhat off-base. Many speak of lukewarmness in terms of zeal, particularly as towards zeal to preach the Gospel. However, that is not what Christ is talking about. As I’ve mentioned in the “Temperature…
Everything that has happened in your life has led up to this point in time. Every experience and every relationship has prepared you for this very moment. I wish I could remember who said that. However, it sometimes strikes me as odd when several seemingly unrelated events coalesce into a…
I’ve had some opportunity to do some thinking today. Sometimes, things are clear, cut and dried. “Thou shalt not” leaves very little wiggle room. Yet, it really is difficult at times to see what God’s will is, isn’t it? Am I on the right spiritual track? Am I on the…
10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. (Matthew 24:10, King James Version) I’m still not sure if Craig’s List is worth anything, to be honest with you. The rules seem arbitrary for posting on it, and all I get for my…
There are things people say in criticism of the Church, past or present, in which you can say, “OK, I can see where that might have been a problem.” There are a lot more things, though, in which I wonder what in the world was going on in some congregations….