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An Active Christian Remains a Christian
In the middle ages, the joust became a very popular event. It was a battle between warriors of the noble class showing off their skills to win prizes. It was very dangerous and violent. The event mainly served as entertainment for the people, but there were a couple secondary benefits. It kept the skills of these professional soldiers sharp, and it served as an outlet for their aggression. Knights were raised for the purpose of battle. They went through years…
Do not Flee as a Bird to The Mountain
In Bible times, birds were hunted and served as delicacies for food. There were skilled archers whose arrows took the lives of those birds that fled. Their only hope was to run from the places of safety and flee to the mountains where they might escape. The psalmist, in the eleventh psalm, saw all of this and then used this illustration to affirm that God’s children do not need to flee. He said that it was folly for the enemy…
how can we save america?
Yesterday marked the 250th birthday of our nation. The following was penned many years ago by the brother Johnny Ramsey. I want to challenge us to think biblically not nationalistically. I want us to continue that line of reasoning as we consider this great land we live in and love. Since Jehovah rules in the kingdoms of men (Daniel 4:25) and in His sight “the nations are as the drop in a bucket” (Isaiah 40:15), we must face up to…
Evangelism: Why We Do What We Do
Evangelism is more than a summer-time trip, more than door knocking, more than special mail outs, more than an international move, more than an invite to a friend, more than any act. Evangelism is part of something eternal and powerful. Evangelism is how the church spreads the divine message. “To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, and to bring to light what is the administration…
Why Do Relational Sins Seem So Easy to Justify?
It seems that there are some sins which are quickly and universally condemned, such as murder, stealing, rape, child molestation, etc. The very thought of these (and others) can be so repulsive to some that they immediately condemn any practice of it. Yet, there are some other sins that even Christians seem to have a hard time standing against. These often involve a relationship of some kind, and when it involves someone that a Christian loves, it pulls at the…
sound the alarm!
“Judge not…” is one of the most misused quotes of all Scripture. This passage is seen as a trump card to end any and all moral warnings from Christians. Even some self-proclaimed Christians utter the phrase “Only God can judge me” when confronted with their sins. Of course, if they actually read Matthew 7:1-5, they would know that Christ’s argument is not a ban on all judgment, but on hypocritical judgment. In fact, verse 5 is a direct command to…