Are you righteous? Proverbs 1-9 is an invitation to live wisely and follow the commands of God. These passages compare the benefit of wisdom against the foolishness and folly of rejecting God’s ways. Proverbs 10 appears to open a second section, and switches topics. For the next nine chapters, we will contrast the upright/righteous man …
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Are You Guilty Of Spiritual Adultery?
Proverbs 5 is subtitled “The Pitfalls of Immorality” in my NASB Bible. I confess that many times I’ve simply skimmed through it. I find that marriage relationships are challenging enough when you’re married to a godly, faithful man who loves Jesus and you have a desire to please and obey God yourself. I have no …
What Do We Do About The Signs Of The Times?
I read and think and research a lot about prophecy that is yet to be fulfilled (i.e. the return of our Savior and the final judgment of this world). I love to imagine what heaven will be like, and before that, what it will be like to have a glorified body like Jesus and serve …
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Have You Been Duped?
Have you ever been duped? Deceived? Lied to? Taken advantage of? Tricked? How did it make you feel? Have you ever been convinced of something that sounded so true you would have sworn on your own life to defend it, and then found out later you were completely wrong? In today’s culture of fake news, …
Are You On Assignment Or Just Going To Work?
Do you ever feel that your work is not of much “kingdom” use? That people who are in full-time ministry or humanitarian careers are more important and more valuable? There are some verses in Colossians that dispel that notion and show us how God sees all work as important and able to impact the kingdom. …
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