There is an interesting aspect to the account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities of the plains in Genesis 19. After God had determined that the ungodliness of those cities was so great that total destruction was needed, Lot, a righteous man living in the ungodly city of Sodom was given [...]
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It sometimes seems as if fierce is in. Some people seem to be against everybody and everything. That is such a hard way to live. You know there is another way. God is angry with sin every day, and yet he doesn’t immediately strike down every sinner. He continues to send the sunshine and the [...]
Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every [kind] will come to you to keep [them] alive. And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather [it] to yourself; and it [...]
And the Angels Sang
Posted in Righteousness, Salvation on Dec 19th, 2008
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. Luke 2:8 You can hardly imagine what it was like for the shepherds who were watching their flocks in the vicinity of Bethlehem many years ago. To them it was just another night. The routine must [...]
Evangelical?
Posted in Salvation on Dec 9th, 2007
Did you know that Evangelicals are those who are sharing good news? In fact the word evangelical is transliterated from a Greek word that means “good news” or “good tidings.” As is often the case, when someone reports the truth of a situation, it generally involves good news and bad news. In the case of [...]
Exceeding Righteousness
Posted in Righteousness, Salvation on Nov 27th, 2007
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 With multitudes following Him early in His ministry, Jesus sat down to teach them. He taught not as the scribes, but as one having authority. He [...]