God sees and knows everything you do, even your thoughts and the intent of your heart. I find this both comforting and scary. It makes me want to take a good long look at myself and rid myself of anything that displeases my Lord and Savior. I want to be pleasing to God in all ...
often, that designation comes for a sectarian interpretation of scripture rather than the whole counsel of God. Even though the person labeled heretical believes in Jesus and the Atonement, the differences in theology are used to label someone a heretic. ...
This week, Jimmy takes on a tough subject: The question of why God would create someone he knows is going to hell.
During the debate, Adam said, “We should let God define good”. And I heartily agree. When we let scripture speak for itself, goodness is clearly an absence of evil/harm/death. God uses the Hebrew word for good (tob, H2896)to describe Himself at least 27 times in the old testament....
There was plenty of hurt and blame to go around. I needed to repent for many things, but that includes trying to bear all the weight of all the responsibility. Not everything was on me! Don’t let the part of it that is on you tempt you to pull the rest of it down on you as...
And He is famous for his faithfulness toward all. Everyone knows our God can be trusted, for He keeps His promises to every generation!We must be mindful not to think God’s mercy and man’s (mankind) mercy are similar. They’re not. They’re not even close. Man’s mercy, at the...
The Bible gives no mechanism for them to hear our prayers. God is omniscient. He knows everything. God is also omnipresent. He is everywhere. Nothing is hidden from God. He knows our every thought. Mary and the “saints” are finite beings who are not omniscient or omnipresent. We have...
Does it matter for offering a healing hand to the leper whether the leper knows his need for healing or not? Does it matter if one lives in a nation that increasingly sees leprosy not as a disease, but a normal part of the human condition to be left alone? If so, is it helpful, ...
“Deep in the tree, between the root and flowers, the eye again is seen. The eye that knows, the eye that sees, the directing eye—one made of fire, one fluid as the sea, and two which look from here to there. Fire, water and the earth – all need the vital air. The air is...
“All by itself, the soil produces corn.” And the seed knows the steps of growth – they are programmed into the seed: “first the stalk, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.” And when it is ripe and ready, the man comes to harvest the result. This parable suggests ...