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Thought for the Day (Page 231)

God’s employees

Go into any business and I suppose there are employees working for God and there are employees working for the devil.  Now, “God” and “the devil” are not used here to characterize the employer; for this article the employer is inconsequential.  I’m talking about whether the employees in a particular company work as a representative of God or work as a representative…

Is that newborn bearing Adam & Eve’s guilt?

It has been taught by man for hundreds of years that babies are born totally depraved from God, having inherited the guilt of the sins of their parents, who inherited from their parents….who inherited it from Adam and Eve.  But, what does the Bible say?  Look at these verses. “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the…

Going to get baptized in the Jordan River

A church group went on a tour of the “Holy Lands,” to see the cities, sights and places where Jesus lived while on this earth.  No doubt, the trip was a life-changing experience—the Bible stories really come alive when you’ve been there.  But, the highlight of their trip is when they got baptized in the Jordan River.  These church folks were baptized…

Pick it up and carry it along – a big deal?

There is an expression used over 600 times in the Old Testament that deserves a look.  In the account of the flood, Genesis 7:17 states, “The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth.”  The waters did not invent or create the ark, but they merely picked it up and carried it along for a while.…

A funny thing about statistics

A new study has been released from the National Center for Health Statistics, which reveals that couples who live together before they get married are less likely to stay married than those couples who do not live together first.  Isn’t that great!  I love it when a survey or study proves what I want it to prove! But, let’s remember – human…

Looking for a tree of life?

The tree of life is spoken of in Genesis (chapters 2-3) and Revelation (chapters 2 & 22), with obvious reference to the tree that was in the Garden of Eden and the tree in the Paradise of God.  But, in the heart of our Bibles mention is made four times of a tree of life.  Notice the difference?  There is the tree…

My God, our God. Your God?

It is interesting to study the personal possessive pronouns used by various ones in the Bible regarding their relationship with God.  Such is certainly the case when reading the book of Daniel.  Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-Nego and Daniel all referred to God with first person possessive pronouns—“our God whom we serve is able to deliver us” (3:17); “My God sent His angel and…

Run-off election

In the elections that were held yesterday, there was one race that was, as the media announced it, “too close to call.”  There were two candidates who made their cases to the people, and when the votes were tabulated, there was no clear choice among the people.  So, now it’s back to the polls again, to see if a majority consensus can…