Nothing we do is hidden from God. Blaming others for our shortcomings will not help us. We must take personal responsibility and be able to accept the consequences of actions or choices made by ourselves. But Eve is more than just the first woman to give into temptation. She isn’t just ...
Verses 26-27When men take more pains to seem religious than really to be so, it is a sign their religion is in vain. The not bridling the tongue, readiness to speak of the faults of others, or to lessen their wisdom and piety, are signs of a vain religion. The man who has a sla...
But, God certainly would not want us to kill each other in order that we may eat. Healthy bodily desires that turn toward selfishness, toward greed, gluttony, lust, toward actions at the expense of others – these are not God-centered desires but, rather, self-centered and, so, sinful. ...
If you’re getting the feeling like the globalists are really pushing hard for WWIII these days, you’re not alone. In the past few months there has been multiple instances of European and US officials hinting at the possibility of a new military draft, the EU has talked openly about boot...
Word of God. I know not everybody comes out of this, but some do and I honor that. Yet my personal experience is so different, and the shaping of my life has been so different. I could read these verses I think just as accurately exegetically. So I guess it’s one of the things...
Judges 6:26 Or build with layers of stone an Judges 6:26 Or full-grown; also in verse 28 Judges 6:32 Jerub-Baal probably means let Baal contend. Judges 8:8 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel; also in verses 9 and 17 Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 2...
16These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others in order to get their own way. Warnings and Instructions 17But remember, my friends, what you were told in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Ch...
“Oh I’m not done rejoicing. I got all kinds of rejoicing yet to go. I’ve got more material you haven’t seen yet. I’m on a roll here folks!” Inthis post, I mentioned the previous verses in which Paul describes why he was joyful even though he was in chains on house ...
C.James then goes back to the subject of trials, which he mentioned in the first verses. The tests and trials of our faith develop perseverance. Blessed are those who faithfully persevere under trial. They don’t quit or turn against God. When that one has stood the test to the end, ...
The prisoners being found guilty by their own confession, besides the personal and infallible knowledge of the Judge, and nothing material being offered in arrest of judgment, God immediately proceeds to pass sentence; and, in these verses, he begins (where the sin began) with the serpent. God...