In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thou...
The Bible is filled with scriptures on prayer. In the NIV there are 367 specificBible verses about prayer. This does not include the word “ask” when it is used as a substitute for prayer. Today, we’re going to go into the Bible and uncover truths pertaining to prayer. What does the...
What Does the Bible Say About Divorce?- Divorce is mentioned several times in the Old and New Testament, as God hates divorce, and there are very few exceptions where divorce is allowed in Scripture. God created marriage and intended it to be good for us. When sin entered, so did the ...
Bottom line – faith“comes’by hearing the Word of God. And what does the Bible mean by“hearing”the Word of God?“Hearing”the Word of God means that you are reading the Bible for yourself, trying to understand and assimilate it all as best as you can. If you will be willing to ...
While I would never presume to suggest Christian clergy re-read the Holy Bible with an eye to early scripture and suicide, I would suggest they read, What Does the Bible Say about Suicide? by my now deceased friend and colleague, Reverend James T Clemons. Ignorance of your own scriptures ...
On the inside of your soul is your spirit. The Bible refers to our human spirit as being our“innermost being.”I believe another word for our human spirit is “heart.” When people refer to having had a broken heart in a romantic relationship that has been dissolved, a broken heart is...
Listening to what Christians from other cultures hear the Bible saying (and not saying) can help us interpret Scripture more accurately. But, even then, I believe Scripture stands authoritatively above the experience of all Christians. It’s always possible to say, “I see how you understand ...
But then, there is a third explanation that no one dares to discuss:the Christian teaching on race. Here we will explain what no one dares to tackle:What does the Bible really says about race? By the time we present all the evidence, it becomes crystal clear: Scripture never promote...
Dominionism, Kingdom Now, and What Does the Bible Say? By Mike Oppenheimer “To Rule the World” In the mid-1980s, a British band called Tears for Fears came out with a song titled, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” While we can see this take place throughout man’s history,...
So we chose Lydia in reference to the woman in the Bible named Lydia who was described as a “worshipper of God”, and we chose Rae to symbolize a bright ray of sunshine. We spent time thinking about how those traits would play out and when we would start seeing them come into play....