The death penalty was enforced in the Old Testament for what we would consider “heinous crimes,” such as murder (Lev. 24:17); kidnapping (Ex. 21:16); killing unborn children (Ex. 21:22-23); bestiality (Ex. 22:19; Lev. 20:15-16); adultery (Lev. 20:10); homosexuality (Lev. 20:13); rape (Deut. 22:25); and witchcraft (Lev. 20:27). God also condemned to death some acts in the Old Testament that we might consider…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 346)
In our Sunday morning Bible class series on “What God Wants,” we had an insightful study this past Sunday on “God Wants Your Worship.” (I encourage you to go to our website, listen to the class and download the PowerPoint slides.) While we always have good discussions, I thought the comments made by folks in the class this last Sunday were particularly…
When one reads the accounts provided of the life of Jesus in the New Testament, the knowledge and respect that He had for the Old Testament Scriptures ought to impress upon us the same urgent need to increase our own knowledge and respect for God’s Word. Jesus believed the words of the Bible. When He taught about the resurrection of the dead,…
Often we reflect at the end of a year and look back to see where we were a year before and then look ahead to where we’d like to be one year from the present. Such a practice has great value in self-evaluation and personal growth. Is it possible to multiply the value of doing this? Do you remember that Y2K craze…
As Jesus neared the end of His public ministry, He began to focus His disciples even more on the gravity of those events that were on the horizon. The serious nature of the events was not merely due to the physical suffering that our Lord would endure, but the most remarkable and most decisive event of all time was just days away…
Much to their father’s dislike, my two girls are growing up in a sex-crazed world. Think for a moment about all that surrounds each of us today. Start with today’s movies and television programming. “Successful” movies today (from man’s standards) must contain sexual scenes, sexual innuendos, sexual jokes, etc. Flipping channels guarantees the same, even in popular cartoons. And if the programs…
Some people are so predisposed in a certain direction (so inclined toward certain behavior) that it could be suggested that they are fanatic, obsessed or even addicted to it. While various words are used in the New Testament to describe such tendencies, both toward godly and ungodly behaviors, I want to examine the use of the English phrase “given to.” Some, who…
How does one measure the success of an event? More specifically, how does one measure the success of the lectureship which was conducted at PBL last weekend? First, start with 10 outstanding speakers. How can it get any better than Mark Blackwelder, Kyle Butt, Jim Day, Tommy Haynes, Dan Jenkins, Eric Lyons, Dave Miller, Deb Miller, Paul Sain and Troy Spradlin? Then,…