Lots of different ideas exist today as to what faith in Jesus means. Could it possibly mean, as some assert, to merely put mental assent to the deity of Jesus? Mental assent is simply agreeing intellectually in your head that the evidence presented is historically and factually accurate. Mental assent can lead to faith but it certainly is not faith. Faith is…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 288)
Using the phrase, “It was a perfect storm,” is almost cliché now. Yet, such seems an appropriate description to these circumstances. While Traci was driving to a school activity one evening last week, the left front tire on the car shredded and came off. She was driving on the interstate in Northern Palm Beach County…at 5:20 p.m. in rush hour traffic…through a…
The average cost of raising a child today, from birth to age 17, is estimated to be around $250,000. The average cost of an abortion is $400-$500. How much is a life worth to you? While it’s hard to estimate, the average cost of long-term health care for one in advanced age can be $50,000 annually or more. The average cost of…
The chief priests and Pharisees were constantly seeking to oppose and thwart the efforts of Jesus. In Matthew 21:23, they came and “confronted Him as He was teaching,” to question Him about His authority. Yet, they were not honest or courageous enough themselves to answer the simple question that Jesus asked in response. To deal with them, Jesus told two parables (The…
In God’s eyes, there are only two kinds of disciples—and He only approves of one of them. In John 15, Jesus portrays the church as a vineyard, where He is the vine, the Father is the vinedresser and each individual Christian is a branch. He depicts two kinds of branches—those who bear fruit and those who do not bear fruit. Which kind…
There are at this time an estimated 6.89 billion people on this planet. You are only one of them. It is estimated that between 15-20 billion people have ever lived on this planet. You are only one of them. The earth itself is about 1,097,509,500,000,000,000,000 cubic meters. The average human, that’s you, is only one of those cubic meters. Makes you feel…
You know how an actor has his legal name (given by his parents), his public name (sometimes a different name given by his agent or publicist), and then his screen name (given by whatever film he is working on at the time)? Did you know that God also assigns names? On January 16, 2011, Ricky Dene Gervais hosted the 2011 Golden Globe…
The event in the life of Jesus recorded in the first four verses of Luke 21 is one of great solace, encouragement and wonder. Jesus was sitting “opposite the treasury” and watching as “people put money into the treasury” (Mark 12:41). Luke 21:2 reveals, “He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.” I want you to think about each…