Many don't realize there are more sabbaths described in the Old Testament than simply every 7th day of the week. In addition, it is helpful to understand that the Hebrew days were counted from sunset to sunset rather than midnight to midnight as they are in modern times. Putting these things together may serve to … Continue reading Days, Feasts and the Crucifixion
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Victims and Vengeance
Victims and Vengeance I would like to share a short story with you about something that happened to me the other day, my failure, and the lesson I am … Continue reading Victims and Vengeance
Emmanuel, God With Us
Emmanuel, God With Us The Christmas season is again upon us. As I drive through my neighborhood, I am impressed at the kaleidoscopic array of Christmas lights, the elaborate decorations, and … Continue reading Emmanuel, God With Us
David Numbers the People: The Three Choices
David Numbers the People: The Three Choices Relevant passages: I Chronicles 21, II Samuel 24 When I was a young boy, it would seem I had a predisposition for mischief. It’s true—but it’s not … Continue reading David Numbers the People: The Three Choices
The Will of God and the Means to Do It (Part 4)
“…for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find” (Rom. 7:18b). In our last post (Part 3) we examined the wrong way believers sometimes go about trying to perform that which is good—human effort, vows, resolutions, a determination to self-reform, gritting our teeth, etc.—in a word, … Continue reading The Will of God and the Means to Do It (Part 4)
The Paralytic (Mark 2)
Some notes and thoughts on the Lord's healing of the paralytic in Mark 2. 1 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He … Continue reading The Paralytic (Mark 2)
The Will of God and the Means to Do it (Part 3)
“…for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find” (Rom. 7:18b). In part 1 of this series we gave some general thoughts concerning the truth of this verse, and in part 2 we discussed the first half of the verse: the will or inner desire to … Continue reading The Will of God and the Means to Do it (Part 3)
