Be it admitted from the start that we do not know the day on which our Lord was born. His early biographers did not think it of sufficient importance to record. 1 We do not know why the church chose to celebrate that birth when they did. Perhaps to stay concealed from Roman sight, perhaps … Continue reading –>
“…just as it is written: `The righteous will live by faith.’” Romans 1:17, NIV While I was attending Walla Walla College in the late 1970s, a professor asked his class an impromptu quiz. “How many believe,” he asked, “that we can work our way to heaven by our good deeds?” Only one or two hands … Continue reading –>
Bible students know from Paul’s own testimony that he was well educated. “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel” (Act 22:3 NKJV). Luke also has this comment concerning Gamaliel, “Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a … Continue reading –>
The term “worship”, whether used in a religious or secular context, is supposed to reflect an attitude and ongoing experience rather than a specific activity or event. Sometimes it seems that humanity embraces worship more fully when the object of that worship is not God. For instance, many people worship their possessions, their favorite celebrities, … Continue reading –>
Too often, discussions about the importance or relevance of the Sabbath focus on what to do (or not to do) on the Sabbath. This inevitably leads to arguments which are usually unproductive. Instead of the Do/Don’t aspect of the Sabbath, let us briefly consider its significance and relevance to us today. The Sabbath reminds us … Continue reading –>
In a previous post I commented on three types of worship, including personal worship, and some have asked me to expand on the latter. Personal worship has come under some scrutiny recently with the rise in interest in “spiritual formation.” The topic is quite relevant to the lesson on Conformity, Compromise and Crisis in Worship because … Continue reading –>
Before we take this week’s lesson title (Conformity, Compromise and Crisis in Worship) as an excuse to proscribe forms of worship that we do not like, we need to consider worship in its wider context. There are three aspects of worship (Yes I am well aware that my classification is not the only one but … Continue reading –>
[Index] [ January] [February] [ March] [ April] [ May] [ June] [ July] [ August] [ September] [ October] [ November] [ December] Micah 6-7 & 2 Peter 1 Nahum 1-3 & 2 Peter 2 Habakkuk 1-3 & 2 Peter 3 Psalm 139-142 Zephaniah 1-3 & 1 John 1 Haggai 1-2 & 1 John 2 Zechariah 1-3 & 1 John 3 Zechariah 4-6 & … Continue reading –>
[Index] [ January] [February] [ March] [ April] [ May] [ June] [ July] [ August] [ September] [ October] [ November] [ December] Ezekiel 7-9 & Titus 1 Ezekiel 10-12 & Titus 2 Ezekiel 13-15 & Titus 3 Ezekiel 16-18 & Philemon Psalm 127-130 Psalm 131-134 Ezekiel 19-21 & Hebrews 1 Ezekiel 22-24 & Hebrews 2 Ezekiel 25-27 & Hebrews 3 Ezekiel 28-30 & … Continue reading –>
[Index] [ January] [February] [ March] [ April] [ May] [ June] [ July] [ August] [ September] [ October] [ November] [ December] Isaiah 52-54 & Ephesians 6 Isaiah 55-57 Philippians 1 Psalms 115-118 Isaiah 58-60 & Philippians 2 Isaiah 61-63 & Philippians 3 Isaiah 64-66 & Philippians 4 Jeremiah 1-3 & Colossians 1 Jeremiah 4-6 & Colossians 2 Jeremiah 7-9 & Colossians 3 … Continue reading –>
