There are many who have great intelligence, but who are not wise. On the other hand, many have very little education, and not a great deal of intelligence, but are very wise. What is the difference? Intelligence deals with your innate ability to know something…”book learning” and the ability to do so. Wisdom, however, deals [...]
Posted on May 10th, 2012 by doc
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I have definitely had some heavy articles lately. Guilty! So, while our minds are light with the thought of the resurrected Christ, I thought it appropriate to talk about joy. First of all, some think that what the New Testament writers wrote is not really important because it is not what Jesus, Himself, said. Not [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2012 by doc
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That is a fearful short quote. I think we should take a good look at what God has said: Do not be deceived, God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Let’s look at the verse through the eyes of the Greek scholar, Thayer: deceived to roam from the [...]
Posted on April 5th, 2012 by doc
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Do you trust the Bible to be true? Do you believe it is God’s Word? Do you believe that God cannot lie? (Titus 1:2) Then I have some good news for you. I would not even hazard a guess about you, but there are times that I find myself in need of comfort. No matter [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2012 by doc
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Yeah, I have posted several “versus” articles lately; maybe I am just being contrary. However, I would like us to think about what the Bible says about “light” and “darkness.” First of all, let’s look at some definitions. First of all, Thayer, the Greek scholar, tells us that, metaphorically, (a) God is light because light [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2012 by doc
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What, exactly, is a refuge? It is a place you go when life becomes too hard to bear, when you are in fear of your life, or when you simply feel that you need the protection of a safe place where troubles cannot reach you. It is a place where you feel safe and secure. [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2012 by doc
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We hear quite a bit in sermons about repentance. But what does it actually mean? Perhaps it is time to look carefully at the real meaning of the word. Cruden’s Complete Concordance defines “repent” as: used in regret or sorrow for having done some deed. It is not always used for godly repentance which means [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2011 by doc
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Little children are a joy, aren’t they? They are delightful, and they were much loved by Jesus. I love to see them in church, because those who are in church as young children are more likely to be there as adults. However, it causes distress to see young children run amok in the meeting house…literally. [...]
Posted on August 25th, 2011 by doc
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No, good readers of this blog, there is no such thing as a Christian Sabbath. If we are to be Christians, we need to go to the Bible and use the language the Lord has given us. If God has given anything a name, it would be very wrong of us to change the name [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2011 by doc
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This is not a subject that I had heard many times in sermons, but it is a Scriptural topic. In Hebrews 13:2, for example we are told that by showing hospitality, some have entertained angels unaware that they were angels. The 25th Chapter of I Samuel tells the unforgettable story of how Nabal refuses hospitality [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by doc
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