It's popular to hear Christians sometimes say, "Christianity isn't about rule-following, it's about love." In a way that's true, but in a way it's not. Do you know why?
How should you act in the presence a “king?” In my country we don’t have a king, but in a manner that’s timely given our upcoming election, today’s time in Proverbs will share some wisdom around that.
How should you act in the presence a “king?” In my country we don’t have a king, but in a manner that’s timely given our upcoming election, today’s time in Proverbs will share some wisdom around that.
The contains many warnings about false teachers and prophets, but what is the ultimate source for people of falsehood? The quick answer would be correct: Satan. But today’s focus question that we’ll get to in our Bottom Line segment today is about the HOW — How does Satan imitate God’s reality?
The "retribution principle," simply speaking, is "an eye for an eye." But there's a twist of justice, injustice, and grace that is particular to Christianity...and we get to that in our Bottom Line segment today.
Ezekiel 16 is an allegory that is, frankly, graphic. And for good reason — God’s showing us in rather stark terms how it was He who blessed us, gave us all good things, and we cheated on him. Worse than that. And yet He continues to pursue….and to what end?
You might also remember that 1 John ended with the line, “keep yourself from idols,” and since idolatry is related to our recent “knowing God” theme, today’s focus question will riff off what we’ll read in Ezekiel as God gets in the business of Israel’s failed leaders — What does it mean to repent?
