Author: Jon Mitchell

His Mercies Are New Every Morning

What gives me hope as a Christian is the part of Lamentations 3:23 which says God’s mercies are new every morning.  Mornings are a beautiful time of day because everything is fresh and new.  Everything’s getting started.  I love to watch the sun rise over the hills.  Yet this beauty of the morning is even more profound when one looks at it from a spiritual perspective.  One of the best part of being a Christian is that God’s mercy is basically made brand new every single morning.… Read More His Mercies Are New Every Morning

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Baptism and Forgiveness of Sins

Do you want your sins forgiven by God?  If so, then God’s promise and command through Peter to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins applies to you just as it did to Peter’s hearers on Pentecost.  We know this because Peter then said, “For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself” (Acts 2:39; cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:14; Romans 1:16; Mark 16:15-16).… Read More Baptism and Forgiveness of Sins

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My Thoughts on Racism

The Bible says, “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).  Unlike God’s creation of animals and earth, the sun, moon, and stars, God created people unique – in his image.  That’s true of all people regardless of color, ethnicity or nationality.  We all have God as our common denominator.  … Read More My Thoughts on Racism

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Bible Q&A: Does the Bible Promote Corporal Punishment for Children?

Is there an example of a child being disciplined physically in the Bible? If not, how have we deduced that “Spare the rod…” implies spanking? The sentence “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is actually not in the Bible.  The phrase comes from a poem written in the 1600’s that has nothing to do… Read More Bible Q&A: Does the Bible Promote Corporal Punishment for Children?

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Bible Q&A: Is It Idolatrous To Speak Of Mother Nature?

Is it idolatrous to speak of Mother Nature? When the Israelites made their golden calf, they purposefully worshiped it and purposefully attributed to it the title and power of deity (Ex. 32:1-4).  Historically, the pagan worship of various attributes of nature such as the sun or the moon was purposefully done by the ones committing… Read More Bible Q&A: Is It Idolatrous To Speak Of Mother Nature?

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