The Circularity and Wholeness of the Ten Commandments and, Hence, God’s Law
God is one, so His Word is one and His Law is one. It can explain James 2:10: For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James says offend one point in the law, offend the whole law. It’s like being controlled by the Holy […]
The Place of Fear in a True Church and With True Worship
I’ve read recently, “Fear is not a virtue.” A company called, American Virtue Clothing prints “Fear Is Not a Virtue” on its clothing. Heather Delapi argues that “fear” isn’t found in the lists of virtues of scripture, hence is not a virtue. The English word “fear” is found 385 times in the King James Version of the […]
What Is Worldly Worship?
At least twenty years ago, from scripture I came to the following as a definition of worship. It is my definition, but I believe it reflects what the Bible says. “Worship is acknowledging or recognizing God for Who He is according to His Word and giving Him what He says that He wants.” If I […]
The Love of an Unsaved or Unconverted Person: What Is It?
Going door-to-door this last week — I’ve started that in earnest again with the change in weather — I went to a door that was wide open at an upstairs apartment. I could see the two twenty-something men, who were inside, and as I started to talk to them, one of them said, “No thank […]
No Divorce–Just Legal Separation!
Scripture plainly teaches that God hates divorce, e. g. Mark 10:11-12: And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. But what about “legal separation”? Can a believer justify […]
Psalm 106: Becoming Your Worship
Reading Psalm 106 this week, a psalm accounting the history of Israel, I came to verses 19-20: 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. Man was made in the image of God. Since he is […]
Evangelical Psalms of David
Part One In an earlier post, I pointed to psalms that served the cause of evangelism from the Old Testament. Even as I wrote that piece, I knew there were more. Two circumstances coincide in my life: one, my reading through the Bible twice this year, so that I’m in the psalms now, and two, […]
Jesus is the mighty god, but not the Almighty God, says the Watchtower Society or Jehovah’s Witnesses
According to the Watchtower Society or “Jehovah’s Witnesses,” “Jesus is the mighty god, but not the Almighty God!” This is their explanation for Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The […]
How Is Alcohol Related to Worship?
Maybe the question of the title got your attention. It sounds like that’s what I was trying to do, but I wasn’t. Instead I jumped into the car and turned it to the 24/7 radio station of the biggest Calvary Chapel in our area of Oregon. The son, who is now the senior pastor, was […]
What Is Illegal in Door-to-Door Evangelism in the United States?
Contrary to a typical criticism of door-to-door evangelism, I don’t believe that it’s the only way to evangelize. There are many scriptural ways to preach the gospel besides door-to-door, and I would teach all of them. However, I don’t believe a church can be obedient to the Bible without going door-to-door, because that’s the only […]