Sinning Against His Own Body Why is sexual immorality considered to be “sinning against one’s own body?” Mainly because the Bible declares it to be in I Cor 6. However, just exactly what does that term signify? What sets this act apart from others? While the consumption of drugs or alcohol (and other various sins) […]
The Fawn and the Old Mountain
The Fawn and the Old Mountain The old Indian told the story of the mountain and the fawn …… where the fawn, just gaining mastery of his shaky legs, and feeling good about his progress gained a new self-confidence and felt he was now ready to face all the world and its mysteries. The fawn […]
Trinitarianism: Modified Tritheism
From this article by Jason Dulle People often confuse the “plain” statements of Scripture with a particular theology that has been developed from those statements. While each theological system is derived from and supported by references to various Scriptures, it does not mean that the theological system developed from those Scriptures is the teaching of the same. […]
Bible Collection or Dissection?
Bible Collection or Dissection? I have always loved word meanings—because words mean things—whether it be just the etymological tracing of words of the English language or of the Greek and Hebrew. It has always been hard for me to pass up a book with an alluring title that has something to do with word meanings. […]
The Parable Of The Wheat & Tares
THE PARABLE OF THE WHEAT & TARES To me there are several parts of the wheat & tares parable that give me pause from accepting the common interpretation that the parable is addressing the good and bad IN the church. First, there is the fact that the Lord Himself clearly explains the parable, notably telling […]
Rebuked For My Backwardness
Rebuked For My Backwardness I was rebuked . . .divinely rebuked! Some years ago, I was thumbing frantically through the pages of my study Bible in search of a text. I had earlier experienced something that had formulated into a good “thought” (as we tend to call such experiences) and it was building and fleshing […]
The Principles Of Principle
The Principles Of Principle According to the Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language a principle is a “a fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force upon which others are based.” A principle is also considered an essential element or constituent of a process. Thus, principles of a process are key characteristic that separate […]
Understanding the Pastor and Youth Pastor Relationship
KEY VERSE: (Philippians 2:19‑22 KJV) “But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. {20} For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. {21} For all seek their own, not the things which […]
Is the Plow too Harsh
Is the Plow too Harsh? The seasonal showers have not only irrigated the thirsty soil of the farmer’s field but it has also caused it to be impacted. The hot summer’s sun has baked the earth, hardening it, and causing a resistance to penetration. The field, though fallow, has given place to the wild varieties […]
Perfections Light
Perfections Light Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Psalms 50:2 There existed a time in the history of mankind when the amount of darkness that could be lighted by the flame of candle light would have been understood as the ultimate amount and life revolved around that degree of enlightenment but […]