It is a wildly unpopular (and even avoided) verse in the Bible, yet it is still a verse in the Bible! The verse contains words that are (1) inspired of God and (2) easily comprehended. While the application of the verse may make some people uncomfortable, it still must be applied today. In His analysis of proper conduct within the kingdom of…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 228)
How deep is your faith? How deep is your faith in God…in Jesus…in the Bible? True Bible faith is an obedient trust in God that believes and does whatever He says, no matter what. Scripture records that Abraham “did not waver at the promise of God,” but he was “fully convinced that what [God] had promised He was also able to perform”…
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…
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…