Surely there’s nothing wrong with it, right? A customer in a restaurant with self-service fountain drinks asks the cashier for a water cup. A small (maybe 9 oz.), translucent cup is handed to the “customer,” so that he can dispense some drinking water into his free water cup. The customer then makes his way to the dispenser and proceeds to make another…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 174)
In reading through the Old Testament, a Bible reader will find that God had some very specific laws to which He expected His people to adhere. At first reading, some may appear to be superfluous or extreme or just plain unnecessary. It is possible that some Jews may have thought, “That’s no big deal. I can handle that. This doesn’t apply to…
American screenwriter, director and film producer, Joss Whedon (known for “Avengers” and “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer”), once said, “Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.” For too many people, they would agree with that conclusion. But, let’s make a distinction. Do you think there were any Bible characters who experienced loneliness? Joseph? David? Jeremiah? Paul? Most certainly there were times when…
While most Christians know “The Golden Rule,” there are many of us who have a hard time living it consistently. Meditate on this paraphrase (“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”), and ask yourself, “Is this my standard operating procedure?” What if God had said, “Think about others as you would have them think about you”? Do I…
As one reads through the pages of the New Testament, there is no doubt that the preaching of first-century Christians is something that deserves our careful inspection and emulation. Their preaching was (1) successful, as individuals from all walks of life and all backgrounds were being converted (Acts 2:5-40; 8:5-13; 9:1-18; 10:1-48; 16:11-40; Phil. 1:13; 4:22). Their preaching was (2) wide-spread, as…
The wise man Solomon warned about “difficult days” (NKJV), “evil days” (NASB) and “days of trouble” (NIV) in the closing verses of Ecclesiastes. Life has a way of flipping everything upside down, shaking everything really hard and then doing the Hulk-to-Loki smash until our world is completely spinning. The Bible doesn’t say that those days “could” come but that they are going…
Equations are funny things. They work every time the same way without fail and without exception. One plus one equals two every time without fail and without exception. Bible students know that there are numerous divine “equations” in the Bible, which, as do all equations, work every time the same way without fail and without exception. One such “equation” is in Ephesians…
Some readers will agree with this statement and some will disagree, but I want you to consider this thought for a moment—The most sacred time in the life of the Christian each week is when he or she communes with Jesus at His feast. When we partake of “the Lord’s Supper” (emphasis on “the Lord’s”) each week, this is not a matter…