Monthly Archives: February 2014

Friday, Feb. 28                                                                           One last thought re. “I’m right; you’re wrong.”  Sinful man is helpless to change on his own.  How nice it would be to have this sinful blight changed to “I’m wrong; you’re right.” Accomplishing this is a … Continue reading →

Thursday, Feb. 27         In many ways the world of today is not different than it was during the Dark Ages.  Science is still  not exact.  A few scientists have arrived at truths that contradict all their previous learning.  A group … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Feb. 26         We have another example of “I’m right: you’re wrong” in the Science vs. Bible controversy.  This has been in our world for a long time, probably way back to the beginning.  It certainly was a problem in … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Feb. 25              “I’m right; you’re wrong.”  This might be called the bottom line cause of all the problems in the world’s history.  Think about it!  It started in the Garden of Eden.  Satan tried to set Adam and Eve … Continue reading →

Monday, Feb. 24                                                                  Here’s another add-on:  When love is one sided, it becomes a negative experience.  Many of you no doubt have experienced this.  It results in unhappiness, despondency, depression, and frustration.  There’s a basic human need that is crying … Continue reading →

Sunday, Feb. 23            Some people love things, too.  There’s the man who insisted on being buried in his sports car.  You might guess that he had a rather passionate feeling for his car.  To this point, I have not heard … Continue reading →

Saturday, Feb. 22            This is an addendum to yesterday’s homily.  Animals sometimes show signs of a love relationship.  Animals have been known to form life time male-female relationships.  Sometimes there are deep cross-specie relationships formed, e.g., a cat and a … Continue reading →

Friday, Feb. 21          I have a grammar lesson for you today—the result of another nocturnal adventure.  I have no idea what triggered this, but it had to do with the difference between “like” and “love.”  This may seem trivial to … Continue reading →

Thursday, Feb. 20             “Never put in front of you what does not belong in you.”—Mike Murdoch, televangelist.  For those of you who have seen Mike Murdock on TV, I want you to know that I am diametrically opposed to his … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Feb. 19                                                  Most Christians have no sense of urgency.  I really didn’t want to deal with this one because I am one of them.  But I have tried to be honest in all that I write, and I can’t … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Feb. 18             One last thought concerning prayer.  The husband-wife team works together for a common purpose—to bear fruit.  Success comes only when the two work in unison to reach their goals—providing a safe and harmonious environment, and preparing children … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Feb. 18                  One last thought concerning prayer.  The husband-wife team works together for a common purpose—to bear fruit.  Success comes only when the two work in unison to reach their goals—providing a safe and harmonious environment, and preparing children … Continue reading →

Monday, Feb. 17       We have a picture of the kind of relationship we are to enjoy with God in the relationship between a husband and a wife.  When a man and woman are in love with each other, the focus … Continue reading →

Sunday, Feb. 16                                                        After struggling with this issue of prayer for a long time, I think I have an answer.  Please understand that I don’t think it’s a full answer, but it really helps me.  Here it is.  God wants … Continue reading →

Saturday, Feb. 15              Promises and Pre-conditions One of the Biblical incentives to pray is that it will result in good things happening.  We are encouraged to ask God for things, and are assured that God hears and answers.  Some of … Continue reading →

Friday, Feb. 14                                                                             More on the need to pray.  Here is a case in point.  God performed a momentous and history shaking thing when He met Saul on the road to Damascus.  Who prayed for this?  I don’t think Saul … Continue reading →

Thursday, Feb. 13                                                      For some years I had a problem about prayer.  Why does God want us to pray when He already knows what we need?  Not only does He know, He also has absolute power to do whatever He … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Feb. 12           I really like the term “graceless religion”—not the theology of it, just the term.  Pastor Jason illustrated this with the issue of the Sabbath day.  Jesus and the Pharisees were at logger heads on this one; it … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Feb. 11        Awhile back Pastor Jason used the term “graceless religion” in depicting the Pharisees of Jesus’ time.  Then he related it to the churches of our day.  The point is that if salvation is not by grace alone, … Continue reading →

Monday, Feb. 10       At the very moment you receive Christ as your savior, you join the winning side in the cosmic battle between God and Satan.  I really do know this, but the thought is still striking, comforting and encouraging.  … Continue reading →

Sunday, Feb. 9           I suggested a few days ago that a Christian can’t lose his salvation.  I know there are many people who hold a different view.  Many sincere, devout, and intelligent Bible scholars would differ with me—and I have … Continue reading →

Saturday, Feb. 8                                                                                 There are many kinds and degrees of sin.  There are sins of commission and sins of omission.  There are small sins and big sins.  The Mosaic Law deals with all these classifications of sin, as well as … Continue reading →

Friday, Feb. 7                                                                       OK, so the Christian is gradually being made righteous, but still sins.  If the Christian can’t lose his salvation—which I believe is clear in the New Testament, then why is sin an issue?  Paul raises the question … Continue reading →

Thursday, Feb. 6  Paul deals with the reality of sin in the Christian in Rom. 6.  At conversion we are “crucified with Christ” with the implication that we should be dead to sin.  But the following verses do not indicate … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Feb. 5                                                    We’ve been talking about the removal of sin by the shed blood of Christ.  You might be thinking that if it is really removed we would no longer sin.  But sin is a daily reality in our … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Feb. 4  We had the Lord’s table recently.  I got to thinking about partaking of the cup, symbolic of drinking the blood of Christ which was shed for my sin.  In the Old Testament, blood was sprinkled on the … Continue reading →

Monday, Feb. 3                          For years I’ve been wondering how one man, Jesus, could die for the whole human race.  It would seem that one righteous man could die for only one man.  I got an answer in a sermon by … Continue reading →

Sunday, Feb. 2     An interesting fact came to my attention in a recent sermon by Jason Willoughby.  He pointed out that Simon the Zealot and Levi the Tax Collector were both chosen by Jesus to be disciples.  I knew that, … Continue reading →

Saturday, Feb. 1       There is no guarantee that your efforts to restore a brother to fellowship with God and fellow believers will succeed.  First of all, God has given each person a will.  He can choose right or wrong.  This … Continue reading →