“But when proper words make Scripture ambiguous, we must see in the first place that there is nothing wrong in our punctuation or pronunciation. Accordingly, if, when attention is given to the passage, it shall appear to be uncertain in what way it ought to be punctuated or pronounced, le...
But such are found in almost every traditionary record attaching to persons or bodies which possess a nationally heroic character; and it is surely unreasonable because a chronicler tells one or two things which are incredible, that we should disbelieve all besides that he records, however ...
11When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. 12Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. ...
To try to be more self-disciplined, we establish habits to aid in godliness, like regular times of reading the Bible or prayer, church attendance, etc. And that’s a good thing. But we all know what it is to have days when we’re just going through the motions, when our eyes are ...
Grow in your ability to share the gospel with others Develop your ability to live out the gospel in your life Gain more confidence in reading, studying, and teaching the Bible Resources Included with this Course: Here are some of the resources that you get by taking this course: ...
In professional sports, there is an expression –“Next man up.” When you play in the NFL, everyone on the team practices every day. However, only the best 11 are on the field at any one time, so the others wait for their opportunity, never knowing if or when that time will come....
Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have at hand to your servants and to your son David.’”9 When David’s young men came, they said all this to Nabal in the name of David, and then they waited. We are ...
What should I do when there are two or more casual job offers? Declining offers may jeopardise future job opportunities. But at the same time it is very stressful to take on too much work, not to mention that the quality of my work will drop when doing multiple jobs. Not uncommonly, th...
As I mentioned in a post last week, David gave us a powerful principle of obedience to God when he said, “I will not sacrifice to God that which cost me nothing.” When we give our lives to faithful obedience to God, we are giving our lives to him in a costly sacrificial way. ...
The topic of Peace is a great one as the Bible has given us so many Scriptures that speak to specific things we can do to gain that Peace that transcends all knowledge. Take one or two of these things today and start applying them to your life and watch as you become more at peace....