For some reason, many people who consider themselves Christians believe they can live a carnal or secular life and still have God listen and respond to them. In our present culture there are numerous people who go to church and live far from God, yet expect His blessings. Who are these people? Given the nature…
Posts Tagged: Yahweh
1 Chronicles 12:32 – Understanding the Times
If the days are evil, shouldn’t we know that? When all in the world isn’t as it should be, doesn’t the church have an obligation to understand what’s happening? And in knowing these things, aren’t we who believe obligated to act? Scripture says, “Yes, indeed!” In 1 Chronicles 12:32 here is what we’re told about…
1 Chronicles 10:13-14 – He Broke Faith
What keeps us from drawing nearer to God? Worse, what tears us away from Him? King Saul is the poster child as the answer to these questions. The prophet Samuel hadn’t been thrilled when the people he served wanted a king. He was near the end of his life, and his two sons weren’t Godly…
2 Kings 23:25 – No King Like Him
Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him. (2 Kings 23:25) This verse indicates the high regard that God had for…
2 Kings 19:28 – My Hook in Your Nose
Hezekiah’s believing loyalty toward Yahweh earned him many blessings. The Lord in 2 Kings 18:5 even went so far as to say: He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. High praise…
2 Kings 17:33 – Syncretism
When people try to serve both other gods and Yahweh, the God of the Bible, at the same time, they are guilty of syncretism. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines syncretism “as the combination of different forms of belief or practice.” In ancient Israel, this sin was a serious downfall among the people. In fact, it’s what led…