One of the most commonly asked questions I get from people is, “What is the best study Bible for me to get?” The answer that I used to give is different than the answer now. I do respect, even appreciate, the labor that has gone into Study Bibles. I have not recommended any study Bible for several years. This is because there are presuppositions built … Continue reading Never Mind the Study Bible: Study the Bible
Taking a trip down “memory lane” can be quite the trip, indeed. Sometimes that trip can be good. Sometimes bad. We’ve all been down that road before. One such trip is going back to a time of learning how to ride a bicycle. To make thkngs simple, we’ll look at three phases: The Tricycle With Training Wheels Training Wheels Removed I don’t know a single … Continue reading Take Off the Training Wheels
Have you ever wondered about some of the terms that we have used throughout the years, such as, “One nation under God,” and “God’s Country?” It’s election time once again, and we are sure to hear these phrases to prop up America, even placing it in “Most Favored Nation” status by God! I am as patriotic as any other red blooded American. I am so … Continue reading One Nation Under God
The problem with so many “so called” doctrines is that they are based on a single meaning of words which actually have different meanings. Words such as “elect,” “baptism,” and “church” are blindly given one blanket meaning, based on presumptions, which are based on theological traditions. Context is Key, and King, in defining words in Scripture. Otherwise we are placed into Biblical positions which are … Continue reading Second Hand News?
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. – Psalm 16:11 A trip down memory lane. My recollection some years later is of a flat rock, that was just outside of the boundary of a ball field. This was the perfect rock. It was just off of the beaten … Continue reading A Well Worn Path
This article is a longer one covering some of the basics regarding Gnosticism. A video of this message is available on my YouTube channel, if you prefer to view that, instead. (goneyondering.com) Not long ago, I was involved in a group discussion where the subject was raised about whether Colossians 2:10 was being used to minimize the issue of our conduct as believers. The argument basically stated … Continue reading The Gnostic Incursion
Marriage between men and women (there is no other way) is an institution which has for it’s establishment God, Himself. He created Eve as a helpmeet for Adam, so that he would not be alone. And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help i meet for him. [19] And out of the … Continue reading Marriage: On the Rock, or On the Rocks?
1 Timothy 1:18-20 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: 20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not … Continue reading THE JUNK DRAWER?
There is one thing that will never change. People will always be people – no matter their personal level of sanctification. We have been given by God peculiar (some more peculiar than others) particular personality traits, which often conflict with the New Man, who is supposed to reflect the image of Christ. Some Believers are just as abrasive, and persnickety, as they were B.C. (Before … Continue reading PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. [12] Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. – Job 23:11-12 One thing in life that is so very important is a correct diet. A correct diet helps to maintain better overall health. I … Continue reading Necessary Food
OK, first off, I would like to have a show of hands to demonstrate how many people agree with any other person 100% of the time. OK, do I have any takers at 50%? That is what I thought. You can hardly find two people who agree on more than a few key issues. Everyone has their own opinions about everything under the sun, including … Continue reading AGREEING TO DISAGREE?
It’s often easy to see how a person can get caught up in performance based religion. Simply put, people tend to look at a single verse, without context, and build their doctrine based on the incomplete knowledge they have been given. One such instance can be found in Psalm 18:20: The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands … Continue reading My, My, My x 3!
One of the realities that is often so hard for people to fathom is that each and every person in the world is, in fact, an individual. Individual habits, individual appearances, individual diets, even individual preferences of clothing and automobiles. There are no two people alike – even identical twins! There is no single physical cure-all for every single human being. Though these things are … Continue reading People Are People
There is a dreaded disease that strikes at the heart of every person in the world. This disease also is the most devious of all, because it psychologically makes one think they are actually well. This disease, unfortunately, can be found in many churches. It is nothing new, but has been around even before there was any such thing as a church. Just what is … Continue reading THE “UGOTTA” DISEASE
I remember hearing a Christian radio broadcast several years ago. The subject of it was regarding music. The premise of it being that the music leader of a church is one of the most difficult positions there is in the church, a premise that I do not hold on to, by the way. So you probably can tell where I’m coming from, as well as … Continue reading Tried AND True!
Auto-play on YouTube can be a wonderful thing. It can also be quite an eye-opening experience, even when listening. A couple of days ago the Sunday message from a local mega-church ended up in the que. The message was the standard “purpose-driven,” “best life now” fare, which is wrong on so many fronts. But, the real issue was not the message itself, but the “Scriptural” … Continue reading Glorious Living?
Yes, you read the title correctly: There is indeed a brewing controversy over the use of dust-jackets on hard cover books. One side says they add to the reader’s pleasure of the book at hand. The other says that they get in the way, and impede the reading of a book, thereby taking the pleasure out of reading. For the sake of disclosure I must come right … Continue reading The Great Dust-Jacket Controversy
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, (1 Thessalonians 4:13a) It has long been speculated that ignorance is not a sin, but to remain ignorant is. Yet, God had initiated sacrifices for sin committed in ignorance. Even when we hold the position that ignorance is not sin, ignorance has indeed created many problems, including sin. It is good NOT to be ignorant of matters. The … Continue reading Ignorance…
For now on I really do have to remember to turn on my voice recorder when I am driving. I have always had peace when I am alone in my car driving, whether on my way to work, or running simple, mundane errands. I seem to be able to think clearer. I’m able to talk, not just to myself, but to the Lord about numerous different … Continue reading And Can It Be?
There are two things that most people desire, not only today, but throughout history. Number one is peace. Number two is money. And, many believe that more money can create peace. This is impossible, because the lack of peace is within each and very human being. James, though addressing the 12 Tribes of Israel (James 1:1), had some incredible wisdom that is relevant for us today: From whence come … Continue reading THE RECIPE FOR PEACE
Supply of Grace 