Heaven! The very word itself brings a pleasant calm and joyful spirit when we hear it. Heaven! Where we get to be with the Lord Himself forever and ever! Where we get to rest from our earthly hardships! Where we get to be united with the redeemed of all time! Heaven! This life is the only “preparation opportunity” that we have for…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 225)
Our physical health is of such tremendous importance to us that we constantly monitor certain health issues that come our way. We are wary of certain spots on our skin, growths that appear, pains in certain places, problems with our vision, etc., etc., etc. While we realize it or not, we are doing regular self-examinations to keep ourselves as healthy as possible.…
The Christian life is depicted as a walk (Eph. 5:2-16), a run (Heb. 12:1-2), a war (2 Tim. 2:3-4), along with a number of other metaphors to help us get a “mental picture.” There is an interesting one found in Ephesians 6:12–Christians are wrestlers. The English word “wrestle” (and its Greek original) is found only this one time in the New Testament.…
If someone “believes in Jesus,” does that mean he is saved and a child of God? Could a “believer in Jesus” actually be a child of the devil? Let’s look at what Jesus said about this. Whatever He says will settle it! In John 8, Jesus preached to a group of Jews, affirming His deity (8:14-19), warning of spiritual death (8:21-24), predicting…
In a book that exalts Jesus Christ and everything about Him as being superior in every way, the New Testament epistle of Hebrews makes a stunning, refreshing, comforting declaration in its first chapter and its last chapter. In a quotation from Psalm 102:25-27, which depicts the perishable and changing nature of all things, it is said to Jesus, “You are the same”…
One of my favorite people, David Lipe, has been known to say, “Opinions are like noses–everybody’s got one and they’re all different!” Isn’t that the truth! Everywhere you go, somebody’s got an opinion about something–the world, politics, media, sports, fashion, children, education, entertainment AND religion! That’s right! Everybody’s got their own opinion about religion! However, human opinions are worthless where there is…
One of the most unpopular topics that a preacher can address is the matter of high school proms. However, it is a matter for which all Christians must have an answer. How can a child of God willfully, excitedly and with much preparation put himself or herself (or his/her child) into a situation that violates numerous Christian precepts, principles and virtues, while…
“Above all, taking the shield of faith…” (Eph. 6:16). As Christians are to “put on the whole armor of God” (Eph. 6:11), each piece of armor is vital, including the shield of faith. It is intriguing that the Lord chose “the shield” to represent the Christian’s faith. In the Roman world, they used a “scutum,” which was a rectangular shield (about 4…