From the moment that a person is born, the only eyes through which he can see things are his own. When a person begins to walk, the only steps that he takes and understands are his own. Humans are self-contained, self-sustaining, self-focused creatures. How curious for the prophet Jeremiah to observe, “O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 9)
After referencing Jesus’ words in Mark 12:25, “For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage,” a Christian lady once observed, “I’m not sure that I want to be in heaven if I can’t be there with my husband as my husband.” Isn’t interesting how we think we have a better idea of what will make heaven…
The devil is the Master of Doubts! He has mastered the ability to plant seeds of doubt regarding just about everything! For example: who would have ever thought that someone would doubt what a man is and doubt what a woman is. That’s the devil at work! He has all sizes of doubts in his bag—he likes to start with small ones…
You know what a couch potato is, right? That term is usually used to describe a person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying on a couch and leads a life of little to no physical activity. This is a person who usually does very little for others, and instead, often needs or expects others to be doing things him. Quite a mental…
The man after God’s own heart was getting ready to die and he had one last message for his son, Solomon (who was maybe in his early 20s). It is the message that every man of every age needs to hear. It is the message that every son needs to hear. Listen to it carefully, “Be strong, and prove yourself a man” (1 Kgs. 2:2). Not…
If there was ever a Christian who faced hard times in his life, the apostle Paul would surely be at the top of that list. He listed many of the sufferings that he endured as a disciple of Christ (in 2 Cor. 11:23-28), among which was, “in prisons more frequently.” When Paul wrote about frequently being in prison, that was before he…
The Bible makes it very plain that there are no promises that God made to the Jews that are yet unfulfilled. God is not going to restore the Jews to any land now or in the future, for the promise that He made to Abraham regarding that land (Gen. 12:1; 13:14-16; 15:18-21) has been fulfilled (Josh. 23:14; 1 Kgs. 4:20-21; Neh. 9:7-8). “So the…
Not many folks have ever played a sport out of spite, regret or disinterest. Most play a sport because they find a thrill, joy and true pleasure in doing so. How interesting that God uses the word “sport” in the book of Proverbs in a similar way—to describe something in which a person finds thrill, joy and true pleasure. God says, “To do evil…