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The Personal Application Pitfall
We are all familiar with the apostle Paul’s words to Timothy: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of...
The Prophet Nathan: Tough Love and True Faith
The prophet Nathan served during the reigns of both King David and his son Solomon. Although Nathan was usually “behind the scenes” during the reigns of these kings, it is probable that no...
Biblical Archaeology: The Pool of Siloam
Most readers of the New Testament remember the dramatic story of how Jesus healed a blind man at the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem (John 9:1–11). The pool was a major feature of ancient Jerusalem as...
Should Our Good Works Be Visible?
“… let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be...
The Considerate Centurion
The New Testament mentions some ten different centurions – the Roman army officers who commanded around eighty soldiers – but only mentions the names of two of them. The first is Cornelius –...
In Our Hands
When ancient Israel entered the promised land of Canaan, they were told that God would drive out the Canaanites before them and that the Israelites were to destroy any who remained. The Bible...
Letter and Spirit
An old Calvin and Hobbes comic strip showed Calvin’s mother telling the grubby youngster to go and get into the bathtub. The next frame showed a grinning Calvin sitting in the empty bathtub fully...
The Whole Armor of God Part 2: The Meaning of Paul’s Analogy
Centurion with Metal Armor “Put on the full armor of God … with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the...
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Getting Christianity Right: Finding the Balance We All NeedBy R. Herbert In our Christian lives we often come face to face with moral choices, options, and “grey areas.” Getting Christianity...
A New, Free, Christian e-Book App for Your Phone or Tablet!
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Between Seeing and Doing
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good … she took some and ate it…” (Genesis 3:6, emphases added).And so began the story of human gratification – a pattern that is repeated...
Ten Centurions
When we think of Roman centurions and the Bible, we invariably think of Cornelius – the Roman commander who was the first Gentile to be converted – or perhaps the centurion whose servant Jesus...
