Why do you worship God? Why are you a Christian? Why do you serve God? There are a variety of answers that individuals may offer to these questions. Some answers may have to do with what God has done in the past, and one’s worship or service is a response to His blessings. Some answers may have to do with what God …
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 197)
Dear friend, I would like for you to consider something today, and truly take time to investigate what the Bible says about this. Don’t accept somebody’s word about this (including mine). It is too important! Let me ask you a question. “What does a person need to do to be saved?” There is no question more important than that question! There is…
If there is a backroad shortcut, I am one who is likely to find it and use it. I am a fan of most things that will “get me there easier and quicker.” That applies to the road, and it applies to other things, including keyboard shortcuts. If you work for the military, you know about shortcuts, for you have your own…
There are, perhaps, a number of reasons why people do not understand the Bible, but what would you say is THE reason-the reason above all other reasons, the reason that precipitates other reasons? It should not surprise us that God gives us the answer. The revelation of God was made known to the apostle Paul, as a steward of the grace of…
The sacrificial and vicarious nature of Jesus’ act of love led to His death, but it was not just any death. The Bible does not teach that Jesus merely died for us. The emphasis of the Bible is that Jesus “suffered” for us. Suffering involves and necessitates (1) a capacity to experience feeling and strong emotion and (2) undergoing evils and afflictions. Jesus…
Sometimes we go through our days only focused on our problems–how big they are, how complex they are, how abundant they are. Seldom do we take time to consider that others around us are suffering in some way, and often we do not even know it (and may never know it). Try an experiment this week. Whenever and wherever you encounter a…
The word “therefore” is a key word to recognize and understand in Bible study. It is an adverb that means “for that reason; in consequence of that; as a result.” The word draws a conclusion and presents the result of the stated reasoning or events. Its use in Acts 8:4 seems interesting. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was stoned to death in…
Did you ever have one of those days when nothing seemed to be going right? From the very moment the day began, there seemed to be a cloud of failure and negativity that hovered over every event of the day? What should you do on those days when all you want to do is crawl back into bed and sleep it all…