Not long ago I was asked about Biblical principles for getting along with, for lack of a better description, “difficult” people. How should we handle situations where we find ourselves in conflict with a person of this type? What do we do about it when someone does us wrong? Is it ever right to retaliate … [Read more…]
David was Saul’s enemy, but Saul was not David’s. Saul’s hate couldn’t make David hate. In a world of Sauls, be a David. I ran across this “meme” on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. It illustrates a concept that God would have everyone to emulate. King Saul was the aggressor in his relationship with … [Read more…]
Is Faith Blind? The farmer plants his seed in the ground. He believes/has faith that with the proper soil conditions, nutrients, temperature, and moisture, his seed will sprout, grow into a productive plant, and produce a crop. Why? Because he has seen it happen over and over again. When a person is accused of a … [Read more…]
It seems we are living in a world that demands instant gratification. If you doubt that just look at some of the readily available information concerning debt in the USA. The website Debt.org breaks consumer debt down into four main categories: Home (mortgage), auto, student loans, and credit cards. All those types of credit allow … [Read more…]
My mother recently told me about receiving a telephone call. According to the caller she had won the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes, in spite of the fact that she never entered. Since the caller was offering something from a drawing she had never entered she became suspicious. After determining that she would have to send … [Read more…]
“What I don’t know won’t hurt me.” “What [someone else] doesn’t know won’t hurt me.” “Ignorance is bliss.” Such statements are often made/heard, particularly in the context of someone trying to get away with something. While it is true that not knowing some things is a good thing, ignorance can be very damaging, even deadly, … [Read more…]
To say that the recent Presidential election was contentious would be a gross understatement. It was, in my opinion, the most hotly contested Presidential election I have witnessed. To say that many were disappointed by the outcome would also be an understatement. Of course, the same thing would be true had the results gone in … [Read more…]
“My preferred candidate for __________ (fill in the blank) lost! What do I do now?” Please allow me to make a few suggestions. Get out of bed. Pray for the candidate that did win (1 Timothy 2:1-4). Obey, to the best of your ability, any laws that are legally passed that do not conflict with … [Read more…]
In 1 Corinthians 7:26 the apostle Paul issued some statements or judgments concerning whether or not a couple should marry during what he called the “present distress.” It would seem that a principle is to be found in his words that is applicable to areas other than whether or not one should marry. Christians have … [Read more…]
There are at least ten different passages in the New Testament which state that people are saved by “something,” in spite of the fact that so many people in the world today make the broad statement that we are “saved by faith – only” or “saved by grace – only.” I have also found at … [Read more…]