May 5, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
I once heard a very famous Baptist preacher refer to the Sermon on the Mount as a list of God’s suggestions for our lives. He wasn’t alone. Some commentators, particularly the dispensationalists of previous generations, have argued that Jesus’...
Feb 9, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Give us this day our daily bread. Years ago, one of my seminary professors quite rightly pointed out that the Lord’s Prayer does not say, “Give us this day our daily cake.” The kind of bread that we buy in stores probably would not sustain life for...
Feb 4, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Sin begins with the inability to give God worship. It is a denial of who we are; when we refuse to call God the Creator and to give Him the worship He is due, we deny that we are creatures. We begin to become less than human. The Lord’s Prayer begins with...
Jan 28, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
It is wise and sober on the part of any Christian to know that we are not above sin. The devil “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) In Colossians 3:5 Paul lists five types of behavior which are no longer to be...
Mar 31, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, Romans
The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, resulted in one of the greatest peacetime losses of life in the history of ocean travel. The ship hit an iceberg a little before midnight on April the 14th, and then on the 15th, about 2 hours and 40 minutes later, it...
