Because of the corrupting influence of sin, everything in this world is running down. When God first created the earth, all that’s in it, and man himself, the result was good and very good. Had things remained that way, we wouldn’t find ourselves in the predicament in which we’re currently living. What is that predicament? …
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Romans 8:14 – Sons of God
Scripture refers to the sons of God in both the Old and New Testaments. When we see this term in either place, it has very different connotations and yet, ultimately, the same meaning. It’s very curious how the Bible speaks of this phrase under the two covenants. Why? Human beings are not in view when…
Psalm 78:22 – They Did Not Believe
Psalm 78 chronicles the means by which God attempted to awaken His people Israel to who He is through His punishments upon Egypt. God delivered His children from the fiery furnace of slavery, taking them out by supernatural means. The psalm describes the wonders of what God did for Israel and presents their astonishing resistance…
Romans 6:23 – The Wages of Sin
Those who love their sin, yet still consider themselves Christians work diligently in justifying that sin. The Bible is clear as to those iniquities that God abhors and will judge. In fact He lists the transgressions in Revelation 21:8 that cause Him to judge severely: “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as…
Psalm 74:10 – How Long Will Our Foes Scoff?
The wickedness throughout the world is now palpable to anyone who has an eye to see or ear to hear. Evil ones have determined that their day is at hand and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. What is that goal? It is – just as Antichrist at the midpoint of the Tribulation…
Romans 4:16 – It Depends On Faith
Some years ago I was interacting with a younger man who had read the Bible a number of times but had never really absorbed it to make God’s Word part of his life. Michael had been in and out of prison and was, alternately, either a help or a hindrance to his older, feeble mother. …