Sometimes, it appears, Christians seem to go through their days without doing a whole lot, in an active sense, for the Lord. There seems to be a mindset of something like this, “I’m a good Christian. I don’t do anything really bad. I’m a good person overall. That’s what it means for me to be a Christian.” But, is that what it means to be a…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 26)
Paul commended the Christians in Thessalonica, shortly after they had been converted to Christ. For what? He praised them for “how you turned to God from idols…” (1 Thess. 2:9). At one time, they had worshiped pieces of stone or wood, and maybe were even the ones who fashioned those pieces of stone or wood into some kind of image (Isa. 44:10). They were literally…
You know the trick. A magician fans a deck of cards out in your direction and bids you to, “Pick a card, any card.” There are so many choices. They basically all look the same, until you take one and look at the other side of it. While that card bears some similarities to others in the deck (maybe the same suit,…
Who are “the best of the best”? Commander Mike Metcalf, in Top Gun, told the pilots, “Gentlemen, you are the top 1% of all naval aviators – the elite, the best of the best.” Chief Zed, in Men in Black, told the recruits, “You’re all here because you’re the best of the best.” Of course, all of that is fiction. In the real world, who are…
Perhaps the word “special” has been so overused (and misused) that it has lost “specialness” when it comes to God’s use of that word in the Bible. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, God identified His people as “special.” What does that involve? God identifies His people as “a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth”…
In 1898, Cyrus S. Nusbaum penned the well-known hymn, “Let Him Have His Way with Thee,” while living in southeastern Kansas. The three stanzas of the song each ask three questions about your relationship with Jesus and what “you” would be willing to let Him do in your life and what “you” would be willing to do for Him. Each of the…
There is something special about the church! God said so (1 Pet. 2:9; Acts 20:28)! There is something special about the church getting together! God said so (Acts 12:12; 1 Cor. 14:26; Heb. 10:24-25)! And, in my opinion, there is something special about Wednesday nights. That seven days between Sundays—between the times that the church gets to see each other and be with each other…
Perhaps the word “special” has been so overused (and misused) that it has lost “specialness” when it comes to God’s use of that word in the Bible. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, God identified His people as “special.” What does that involve? God identifies His people as “a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth”…