A few years ago, I was talking to an elder who had rushed to judgment and taken it upon himself to take “executive” action against another church member. I asked him if he had followed the counsel in Matthew 18 and talked to the member first. He boldly told me he did not need to … Continue reading –>
For good Sabbath afternoon viewing, see the video below created for our first lesson. I believe it will help us understand the rest of the two letters to the Corinthians, which we are studying. I know that, even after reading the letters multiple times, I gained a deeper understanding of them through a better grasp … Continue reading –>
The Adventist creators of the YouTube channel Deep Made Simple do a great job of helping us understand what “the cross” meant at the time of Jesus and of Paul. It was not a good word. It was not a word you would even mention in Roman society. It was that bad. (See the video below for … Continue reading –>
This week’s Sabbath School lesson is a classic example of why every Bible Study must be presented in light of the cross. The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the word of … Continue reading –>
Monday’s section of this week’s lesson asked the questions: What are the challenges in preaching the gospel in cities and reaching people in these difficult places? I remember many years ago, when I was talking to a Bible Worker from a major US city. I asked him if he had ever been to the very … Continue reading –>
Southwest Airlines used to have TV commercials that would feature someone getting themselves into an embarrassing situation and then ask, “Wanna get away?” Then they would advertise their low fares for anyone needing to get away quickly from wherever they were. In Mark 5:1-20, Jesus meets a demoniac in a very embarrassing situation. He is … Continue reading –>
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NKJV Last Tuesday, my fiancée, Becky, and I ran off to get married at a harbor on Tampa Bay. The next day, we took off for our honeymoon … Continue reading –>
A lot of us have our own ideas of what repentance means, so let’s look at what repentance means in the Bible. The first Biblical example of repentance is God Himself. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was … Continue reading –>
As we study about having faith, in this week’s Sabbath School Lesson, let’s explore the difference between faith and presumption. It’s the difference between a cross-centered theology and the “prosperity gospel.” Faith is knowing God is with us in our trials, and even our tragedies. Presumption is thinkng that because we are Christians we are … Continue reading –>
For years, I had known Anne Frank as a girl who died a death. I knew she wrote a diary and died in a World War II concentration camp at the age of 15. When her life should have begun blossoming, it came to an end. I suppose this is why I only knew her … Continue reading –>
