It is hard to imagine being the apostle Paul. At first, the Lord sent him to preach to the Jews, but God’s ultimate plan was for this “Hebrews of the Hebrews” (Phil. 3:5) to be “an apostle to the Gentiles” (Rom. 11:13; 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11). Can you imagine arriving in a Gentile city where you had never been before, in order…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule
It is interesting and often discouraging to observe happenings in the religious world. The whole world was tuned in to the recent passing of Pope Francis and the selection of Pope Leo as the new leader of the Catholic Church. During that same time, an article was published by a major news outlet regarding “an ongoing debate” within another large denomination about…
Do the people you work with OR go to school with OR hang out with at the gym OR see regularly during your week OR see periodically as you “do life”…do they know that…you are a Christian…and happily so? That you go to church regularly…and happily so? That you believe in God, Jesus and the Bible…and happily so? That you are married (if you are)…and…
Boys and young men are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Here’s an answer (and it also works for those who are not so young anymore): Be a man! Be a man like Enoch—walk with God! Be a man like Noah—save your family! Be a man like Abraham—trust fully in God! Be a man like Moses—respect the holiness of God! Be a…
Let’s see if we can summarize these matters. The term “sola scriptura” is not found in the Bible, as it is a Latin phrase created by some men to describe a belief system and to distance themselves from another belief system that was created by a different group of men. As a manmade expression, its meaning can vary from person to person. …
The expression “We know” is found 53 times in the Bible. Only five of those are in the Old Testament, which leaves 48 in the New Testament. Of those 48, one New Testament author uses 30 of them. Who would you guess that is? The apostle John is the inspired penman who writes “we know” thirty times—13 of the 30 are in his account of…
Can you imagine getting to see Moses? That would be pretty special! The 80-year-old man who led God’s people out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai, through the wilderness, to the Promised Land, and wrote the first five books of the Bible! Yes, seeing him would be a treat! Can you imagine getting to see Elijah? The man of trusting prayer, who cared for…
It is the responsibility of every responsible Bible student to “[handle] aright the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15, ASV). Handling it “aright” clearly warns against handling it “a-wrong.” Therefore, we must recognize that we have no authority to “go beyond” (ESV) or even “think beyond what is written” (1 Cor. 4:6). We have no authority to “speak” beyond what is written,…