Many people today do not see a distinction between the nation of Israel and the Israel of God. ROMANS Chapter 9 appears to say otherwise. What do you think? ◊ As ROMANS Chapter 9 deals with God’s plan for God’s people,… Read More ›
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God’s People in ROMANS 9
Who are really God’s people now? Is it the Jews as descendants of Abraham? Or is it Christian Gentiles? Or is it both? ◊ There’s a common belief that the Jews were God’s Chosen People. That’s actually true. God chose… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 8
This Bible chapter is often a favorite for many – full of great and often quoted verses. So how come most Christians really don’t believe it? ◊ ROMANS Chapter 8 is a favorite chapter for many people for a few… Read More ›
The Rise and Fall of Kings
That leaders or nations are good or evil is not indicative of the truth of God, what matters is their adherence to and reverence for the truth of God. ◊ With another ‘shot heard round the world’, a nation already… Read More ›
The Spirit in ROMANS 8
The Holy Spirit is a mystery to many. It is spiritual, but real and accessible to all of us. What does this really mean? ◊ At the end of ROMANS Chapter 7, Paul writes clearly of the ongoing challenge for… Read More ›
A City on a Hill?
Actually, there should be little doubt that America was founded as a Christian nation. Why do we argue this? Does it really matter? Yes, it does. ◊ On another 4th of July, this one now 248 years after the founding… Read More ›
For Sons Only
There is no doubt of a father’s role in the wise emotional and spiritual upbringing of their children. Here are some universal essentials and teaching principles particularly for all of us sons. ◊ I’m going on a camping trip this… Read More ›
Got Spiritual Pluck?
The Christian life is really a choice between a spirited, abiding life with God or one that settles for something less, then wonders why there’s something less. ◊ Have you been discouraged or depressed? Maybe just sad? Have you been let… Read More ›
For Dads Only
Happy Father’s Day weekend to all Dads who mean well and do the best they know how. May God be patient with us all, just like He was with my father. ◊ My father died 30 years ago at the age… Read More ›
Winning the Race
“The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.” 1 ◊… Read More ›
For Daughters Only
While fathers have a crucial role in the upbringing of their sons, they have a particularly significant role and impact in the healthy development of their daughters. ◊ I’ve noted in the past that “as the father goes, so goes… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 7
What does the Bible really say about divorce? Am I still beholden to anything in Old Testament law? Can I lose my salvation if I keep sinning? ◊ There are 3 major items that come to the forefront when one… Read More ›