Posts tagged: Paul

“Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing”

There is a paradox to the Christian life. We are truly sorrowful, yet rejoicing.

Biblical Symmetry Regarding Christian Fellowship

In 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Paul writes: “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which ye received of us.” Paul is reminding the brethren of the church in Thessalonica that they are not to fellowship [...]

Satisfied (1 Timothy 6:6-8)

More is better. Greed is good. These are two thoughts that the world and the great Deceiver has been able to plant into the minds of mankind.  I look around myself and I find that I am surrounded by people who would run over, betray, or hurt me if it meant that they would be able [...]

An Equipment Guarantee

As one sets out to purchase a new product, it is always great to have the maker of that product show a willingness to stand behind their product.  This normally comes in the way of a “money-back guarantee.”  I can remember a time when finding products with lifetime guarantees was pretty common.  Such product guarantees [...]

This is War

War is popular.  In all of history, there is seldom a topic more studied and analyzed than war.  Some are opposed to it, some thirst for it.  We make heroes from those war leaders that we see as right and villains from those war leaders we see as wrong.  War has always been a part [...]

Book Review: Ted Bigelow’s “The Titus Mandate”

There are specific God-given instructions in the Bible about church leadership.  Who should lead?  What makes a leader qualified?  Who appoints and tests the leadership?  God knows what He wants His shepherds to look like and He gives explicit instruction on this matter. Ted Bigelow’s The Titus Mandate (http://www.thetitusmandate.org/) is a must-read for any church [...]

Who Knows You Better???

Ephesians 6 informs the reader of the fact that God expects children to obey their parents.   Paul goes so far as to explain to the reader that this commandment of God is the first that has a promise attached.  If a child honors his or her father and mother, God promises that things will [...]