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Posts by David Sproule (Page 130)

A Month of “Pride”?

We are at the end of this year’s “Pride Month,” when those in the LGBTQ+ community (and those who support them) have an entire month dedicated to promoting them and celebrating them.  What an interesting world in which we live, when a lifestyle that is not approved by God can be elevated and applauded with “pride”!  As this becomes more common, we…

Confidence in your money

Our money has a way of defining us and even–when we are not careful and deliberate–controlling us. And the more money we acquire in life, the more this statement is proven true. Of course, many of us quickly deny such a claim. But the Bible offers warning after warning regarding how we must handle our money and not let our money handle…

Who are the “they”? Who are the “them”?

After Lydia and her family were baptized into Christ (in Acts 16), Paul cast a demon out of a certain slave girl, which enraged her masters. A multitude was stirred up against Paul and Silas, who were “seized,” “dragged into the marketplace,” “beaten with rods” with “many stripes,” thrown “into the inner prison” with their feet “fastened…in the stocks” (16:19-24). Although a…

Lumping people

Folks, our world (and that includes some of us) has a “lumping” problem! And, for the sake of Christ, it needs to stop! We must stop lumping people into indiscriminate categories and then making baseless judgments about a person or  persons in “that category.” This happens when people/we say, “Black people are ___. White people are ___. Men are ___. Women are…

Soils are changing, but the seed is not!

We are living in interesting times. Cultural trends seem to be shifting further and further away from clear Biblical truth. We are told that we are living in “post-truth” times. As a result, “soils” around us are changing. Many hearts that were once “good soil” now seem to be “thorny”; many “thorny” soils now seem “stony”; and many “stony” soils now seem…

Biblical Faith in God Involves Obedience to God (Part 3 of 4)

The direct connection between true, saving faith and one’s obedience to the Lord could not be more clearly and emphatically stated in the New Testament.  By definition, Biblical faith involves one’s obedience, and by repeated usage of terms, Biblical faith and obedience are tied inseparably together. So, what about all of the verses that state that faith saves us?  And what about…

Is this relationship a good idea?

If you put “light” and “darkness” in the same room, what would they have in common? Could they find a level of fellowship that they could enjoy? If you put “righteousness” and “lawlessness” in the same room, what would they have in common? Could they establish a partnership together? If you put Christ and Satan in the same room, what would they…