As among men, when matters of serious importance have to be determined, there is the employment of a religious oath, in other words, a solemn appeal that God should witness the truthfulness of the parties; so, when God discloses his intentions respecting the destiny of men, he speaks with...
Daniel reminds Belshazzar of what God had done to Nebuchadnezzar, both in the way of mercy and of judgment. The address proceeds on the assumption that Belshazzar ought to have considered, with devout attention, the dealings of God towards Nebuchadnezzar. From this we learn that it is our ...
true repentance and godly sorrow will teach us to call a beam in our own. It is as strange that a man can be in a sinful, miserable condition, and not be aware of it, as that a man should have a beam in his eye, and not consider it; but the god of this world blinds their ...
You may have come across a number of great stories about the wise men or Magi. The one legend that appeals to me about these three wise men has it that they were actually men of very different ages. Melchior was the very old man, Balthazar was the middle aged one and Caspar was the...
Have you noticed that drugs never manipulate people into being better people? The influence is always detrimental. So, when we look at Revelation chapters 17 and 18 we see one nation which manipulates “all the nations” to conform to its twisted values. It corrupts the morality of every ...
she would not have been deceived. If Ahab had believed the truth of Micaiah’s prophecy he would not have been deceived. If the young prophet had believed the word of God about not returning to the city after prophesying against Jeroboam, he would not have been deceived by the old prophet...
he enriches and strengthens those he has already consecrated by Holy Baptism, that you may be enriched with his blessing you, so that you may have the strength to be faithful to each other forever and assume all the responsibilities of married life. And so, in the presence of the Church,...
“You have heard it said … but I tell you.” They actually intensify and clarify the Torah, in kingdom relationships, person to person. Continue reading → Posted in Matthew | Tagged Anger and Reconciliation, Bible Study series, Matthew 5:21-26, Sermon on Mount, Verse by verse Bible ...
Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you. — Moses To be good is to be forgotten. I'm going to be so bad I'll always be remembered. — Theda Bara If you are in the house of a friend, bad times are soon forgotten. — Albanian Proverbs Forgotten Image...
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。 All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 机会失去不再来,千贯万贯难赎回。 All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。 All the world''s a stage, and all...