Advice from perhaps the smartest man who ever lived? There are 3 books of philosophy in the Bible: Job, Ecclesiastes and Proverbs. Some find these books hard to understand and I concur that it might take you several years of intermittent study to truly comprehend the beauty and majesty of philosophy (and perhaps “psychology”) inspired […]
What about Jesus? Was He not God? Question A member of the Jehovah’s Witness sect with substantial knowledge of the Bible and a great deal of zeal in his beliefs posed a question in the form of this statement: “My understanding was that Jesus is God but also a separate individual person/personage from the Father […]
Adopt this as your way of life if you want to live forever You need no affiliation with any human religious organization or human religious sect to live a life pleasing to God. Practicing God’s True Religion will make this life measurably better and you can be assured that when you pass from this mortal […]
Misunderstanding scripture and prophecy In a previous essay on “Great Tribulation”, we noted that in these troubled times, many have restarted thinking about “the time of the end” and what signs there might be if this is to be the “end of the age”. That essay made clear (if my understanding of scripture is clear) […]
Is It History or Prophecy for Our Future? Although it is obvious that in many ways our culture is coarser and more depraved than it was 79 years ago when I was born, I keep in mind that human nature never changes. Some think the “time of the end” may be near. However, many people who read […]
3,000 year old wisdom still applies today Recent Headlines “The West’s worst drought in 1,200 years!” “Monkey Pox patients advised to have sex with their clothes on” “Naked man dances atop patrol car, shatters rear window” “Has human progress peaked?” “Rabbi says ‘my religion makes me pro-abortion”. A recent Gallup poll notes the declining belief in God in the USA. However, the new low […]
The evil to which we’re most vulnerable and why it’s Satan’s favorite temptation Message to my fellow Americans (continued below): Every where I look today I see the world filled with despair; only a few trust the government – legislative, executive, judicial, the bureaucracy; very few trust the media – broadcast, cable, Internet, social; very […]
Does God tell us in the Bible, or did Jesus describe it? Our world today is a mess: the government is in turmoil; our institutions are corrupt and failing in their missions; our colleges and universities have abandoned education in favor of leftist indoctrination; our media both news and social has lost all credibility; our […]
Distortion of history before and after the time of Jesus has a cost Connecting Bible times to our time Many people despise history. That’s one reason why many do not connect Bible times to our times1. This Substack Newsletter is part of my effort to make some rather obscure history more easily understood – to […]
“What would Jesus do?”, someone asks. Our world today is a mess: the government is in turmoil, our institutions are failing in their missions, our culture seems to be not too far from massive civil disturbance, it seems there is rampant hatred and distrust on every level – from our media to our personal conversations. […]
Each of these 10 immutable, eternal laws is individual and personal to each of God’s people. Obeying them is an individual responsibility. They provide no instruction for human religious organizations or groups and there are no rituals mentioned or described. God spoke the 10 Commandments aloud to the thousands of Israelites gathered at the base […]
God spoke the 10 Commandments aloud to the thousands of Israelites gathered at the base of Mount Sinai. When He finished speaking, He added “nothing more. Then He wrote them on two stone tablets” and gave them to Moses [Deuteronomy 5:22]. Why nothing more? Because those Ten Commandments are the only laws needed by mankind […]
God spoke the 10 Commandments aloud to the thousands of Israelites gathered at the base of Mount Sinai. When He finished speaking, He added “nothing more. Then He wrote them on two stone tablets” and gave them to Moses [Deuteronomy 5:22]. Why nothing more? Because those Ten Commandments are the only laws needed by mankind […]
God spoke the 10 Commandments aloud to the thousands of Israelites gathered at the base of Mount Sinai. When He finished speaking, He added “nothing more. Then He wrote them on two stone tablets” and gave them to Moses [Deuteronomy 5:22]. Why nothing more? Because those Ten Commandments are the only laws needed by mankind […]
God spoke the 10 Commandments aloud to the thousands of Israelites gathered at the base of Mount Sinai. When He finished speaking, He added “nothing more. Then He wrote them on two stone tablets” and gave them to Moses [Deuteronomy 5:22]. Why nothing more? Because those Ten Commandments are the only laws needed by mankind […]
God spoke the 10 Commandments aloud to the thousands of Israelites gathered at the base of Mount Sinai. When He finished speaking, He added “nothing more. Then He wrote them on two stone tablets” and gave them to Moses [Deuteronomy 5:22]. Why nothing more? Because those Ten Commandments are the only laws needed by mankind […]
In His own voice, our Creator gave us The Ten Commandments. Jesus, the Word who was with God from the beginning [John 1:1], was there when the Commandments were written in stone. Christians should view the Commandments with that perspective. Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My Commandments.” [John 14:15] The Ten Commandments are […]
In His own voice, our Creator gave us The Ten Commandments. Since our Creator designed us, He knows what is best for us and He gave us these simple yet highly complex laws for our personal benefit. God’s relationship with mankind is individual – each of us is unique and each of us must be […]
In His own voice, God gave us the 10 Commandments – the only recorded time God expressed His law in His own voice until He spoke as the Son of God. He wrote those 10 Commandments in stone with His own finger; the Son of God taught us how those Commandments should affect us far […]
In His own voice, our Creator gave us The Ten Commandments. Since our Creator designed us, He knows what is best for us and He gave us these simple yet highly complex laws for our personal benefit. God’s relationship with mankind is individual – each of us is unique and each of us must be […]
There is much confusion among Christians, especially those who have paid scant attention to the study of the Old Testament scriptures, concerning the Torah — the first five books of the Old Testament canon — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. On the one hand, many of their teachers and preachers tell them that the […]
Most people are familiar with the story of Elijah, the prophet of Israel who was “taken up to heaven” by horses and a “chariot of fire”. So, Elijah went to heaven – the abode of God, the Father, Creator of the universe, right? Not really! Here’s the rest of that story. Elijah’s story is told […]
Who has not heard the story of the prophet Jonah, how God called him, how he ran away, how he was swallowed by a whale, spent three days and three nights there before he decided to do what God wanted him to do? Do you know WHY he ran away? That is the most interesting […]
What is the most difficult doctrine in the Bible? For me, it is Jesus’ commandment to “love your enemies”. Though not many, there are some people I dislike almost on first sight; there are a few others I dislike based on their actions or demeanor. Someone seeking to harm my family, my friends and neighbors, […]
Bible Summary for Beginners Old Testament Genesis – “oral history” beginning with creation through the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) to just before Israel became slaves in Egypt Exodus – the story of Moses being sent to bring the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt – the giving of the 10 Commandments in God’s own […]
