indifferent moral quality might love. The old Greek gods had favorites upon whom they lavished their affections. A god might be conceived of as an amiable and well-wishing father, foolishly indulgent toward his children. The love of the New Testament, however, is the love of a Father who ...
A recent program I watched on television focused its attention on the question of how parents should raise their children. The program began by looking at the fact that throughout history parents have held corporal punishment (spanking, whipping, etc.) to be an acceptable form of discipline. ...
and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them."NOTE-Just as it was when this was spoken to the children of Israel, it is true for us today - we need to make up our minds and choose life - it's there for...
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested,...
that the Lord Jesus Christ Is their Only hope for Eternal life in Heaven…with the only alternative being an eternity in Hell for sin. For more on this teacher’s intent, please see: Searching the Bible to Come to Jesus Christ: The Way, The Truth, and The Life. The Apostle Paul, in...
12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for Iama stranger with thee,anda sojourner, as all my fatherswere. 13O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. ...
V. The idea of depending on the Fathers for our basic interpretive context for Scripture, and even for their wisdom about specific passages, never has meant that people were not encouraged to read Scripture themselves. From the beginning of Church history, except when in a situation of ...