Sometimes we have ideas in our heads that do not find support inside the Word of God. But, they sound good. We like the way they look. We could be easily persuaded (and sometimes are) to yield ourselves to them. Let us heed this warning from the inspired apostle, “Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). Think about that. Satan can make…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 88)
When something bad happens, our natural tendency is to look for someone to blame. Think about children. When something breaks while the children are playing or someone gets hurt or they get caught doing something wrong, they always seem to look for someone else to blame. “Billy did it! Darla made me do it! It wasn’t my fault!” That inclination seems to…
The recipients of the letter to the Hebrews in our New Testament were struggling with doubt—doubting that the choice they had made to follow Christ was the right thing to do. Thus, the writer repeatedly encouraged them to hang on to their “confidence.” He emphasized “the beginning” of their “confidence” (Heb. 3:14). They were converted to Christ because they were absolutely convinced of the…
The word “treasure” is found 22 times in the New Testament and Jesus spoke nearly 75% of those occurrences. Jesus wanted us to focus on where we place our treasures—in other words, what do we treasure? He specifically instructed to stop laying up for ourselves “treasures on earth” (Matt. 6:19), for one “who lays up treasure for himself…is not rich toward God” (Luke 12:21). …
John the Baptizer is a central figure in the New Testament, being sent as the forerunner of Christ to prepare hearts for the One who would come after him. Imagine for a moment that you could write a letter to John the Baptizer and ask him some questions. What would you ask? “Dear John, who was Jesus?” This man who had a…
There are some people who absolutely love fishing. Some of my best friends through the years have been avid fishermen, for whom I have great respect and admiration. The reality is that all of my Christian friends are fishermen. When Jesus called His disciples, He said, “I will make you fishers of men” (Matt. 4:19). What a vivid description of the purpose and work of…
Sometimes we may think that what we do and how we live only impacts us personally, so if I make certain choices or behave a certain way, that’s my problem and no one else’s. Such a concept is completely foreign to reality and, for sure, foreign to Scripture. For example, did you know that whether a man is qualified to serve as an…
The first-century congregation in the city of Corinth was dealing with a divisive spirit that had permeated the membership. A report had reached the apostle Paul that each member of the congregation was claiming allegiance to various ones—“I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or I am of Christ” (1 Cor. 1:12). The inspired penmen…