How often have elders of the Lord’s church been unfairly and unnecessarily targeted…by its own members? The elders are the easy target…when we don’t like an announcement that was made, when we don’t like a decision that has been made, when we think they are stuck in the past, when we think that they take too long to make a decision, when we…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 11)
“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Every child is asked that question at least 7,000 times in their lives. (Well, maybe not that many.) Young man, what do YOU want to be? You may be thinking about being an astronaut, but I have something for you that is truly out of this world. I want you to…
The popular party game asks the question, “Would you rather?” For example, “Would you rather have smelly feet or stinky breath? Would you rather wake up in the morning as a bird or a dolphin?” And, you must choose one. You cannot say, “Neither.” So, let me ask you one: “Would you rather be rich or poor?” An interesting Bible text considers this choice. Agur the son of Jakeh…
A game that shows up at many parties today is called “Would You Rather?” The game presents the choice between two random things and asks, “Would you rather” do this or that? It’s designed to be fun, as folks make some wacky choices. The psalmist wasn’t playing a game when he made his “I’d rather” choice. When the psalmist considered the two very different paths…
“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” That is the question that adults will always ask children. The usual answers include: doctor, nurse, teacher, firefighter, etc. In recent years, the answers have started to include: YouTuber, Vlogger, Social Media Influencer. There are lots of options out there today, and parents will often try to steer their children in…
The God that you read about in the Bible DOES NOT CHANGE (Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8)! He is the SAME God today as He was in Old Testament days and New Testament days. When the king of Syria sent his “great army” and “surrounded” God’s people (2 Kgs. 6:14), God was not off on vacation somewhere, nor was God too small to handle the…
In a recent Bible class, it was noted that first-century Corinth was not only the capital city of Achaia, but it was also “The Capital of Immorality.” Can you imagine how difficult it must have been to teach people about Jesus in the midst of religious perversion, rampant sexual immorality and sinful vices in abundance? Oh, wait! You live in 21st-century American culture! Maybe you can…
One must NEVER take a verse out of context! One must NEVER make a verse in the Bible mean something that it did not or does not mean! Still, when one understands passages in their context, look for applications for us today. During His last week of life before the crucifixion, Jesus cursed a fig tree because it had no figs, and…