Should Christians boycott businesses which promote sins like homosexuality? Scripture says to “abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thess. 5:22). God directs us to “not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on” (Prov.… Read More Bible Q&A: Should Christians Boycott Businesses Which Endorse Sins Like Homosexuality?
On the night before he died, Jesus had prayed that all of his followers be “one” and “perfected in unity” (John 17:20-23). By now directing the Spirit to inspire Paul to command his followers, “that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment” (1:10c), Jesus wanted the Corinthians to be the answer to his prayer. He wants the same for us today…yet the doctrinal divisiveness of denominationalism and the contentious disagreements found even within some local congregations of the Lord’s church remain. … Read More 1 Corinthians: The Divine Command For Unity Over Division
Put yourself in Joshua’s shoes and imagine meeting with your military strategists to lay out the plan God gave to you for taking the city of Jericho: Okay guys, we’re going to basically march around the city blowing trumpets for six days, and on the seventh day march around it seven times doing the same thing, and then give a great big yell. Then Jericho’s walls will fall down. I guarantee it” (Joshua 6:1-5). I don’t think General Eisenhower would have approved of this military strategy for D-Day. No, only deep trust in God’s promises would motivate any soldier to go along with this plan.… Read More Hebrews: They Overcame By Faith
All of them died without receiving these promises in their lifetimes…but their faith showed them the promises “from afar” (v. 13). They knew they “were strangers and exiles on the earth” because they were “seeking a homeland” (vs. 13-14). They weren’t focused on “that land from which they had gone out, (for) they would have had opportunity to return” (v. 15). Instead, they “desire(d) a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city” (v. 16). In other words, God was very pleased with them because of their faith and the obedience it prompted. That is why all faithful Christians will join them in Heaven for eternity.… Read More Hebrews: The Faith of the Patriarchs
The biblical account of Noah has been so familiar to practically all churchgoers for years that we might have stopped giving it any real consideration as to what we can learn from it. A Sunday School staple for years and a “Bible Story” favorite for our kids, it could be easy to dismiss the passages about Noah as a cute tale about animals in a boat during a big storm. In reality though, what happened to Noah and the world in which he lived is more an R-rated tragic warning for adults than a G-rated kid’s anecdote.… Read More Hebrews: How Noah Condemned The World
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