In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for all that He has done and calls upon the people of God to “forget not all His benefits” (103:2). While it would be quite impossible to list “all His benefits,” David begins to enumerate how God “forgives… heals… redeems… crowns… satisfies” (103:2-5). He explains how “the Lord executes righteousness…made known His ways…is merciful and…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 110)
Paul spent eighteen months preaching the word in the immoral, pagan city of Corinth (Acts 18:11). During this time, a group of Jews “rose up against Paul” (18:12) and made the following accusation, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law” (18:13). Think about that indictment. It implies a number of things. Paul was urging people “to worship God.”…
Footnotes in Bible translations can be very useful study helps. Sometimes a footnote will cross-reference another Bible passage, or it may tell you what the original Greek word was, or it may tell you what the literal translation would be, or it may tell you of a variation in other manuscripts, or it may define a word for you. Most of the…
The reciprocal pronoun “one another” is found 89 times in 81 verses in the New Testament, emphasizing the great responsibility that Christians have to “one another.” The most practical book for daily Christian living (i.e., the book of James) has the expression in three verses. First, “Do not speak evil against one another” (4:11). Stop for a moment. Do you speak against…
The title of this article will make some people uncomfortable. Some will say, “Oh, we don’t have to show off! He knows our hearts!” Yes, God knows our hearts! But “showing God our faith” is not (when done right) showing off! In Mark 2, four men (1) “carried” a paralytic to Jesus, the Healer, (2) “uncovered the roof where He was,” and…
We are at the end of this year’s “Pride Month,” when those in the LGBTQ+ community (and those who support them) have an entire month dedicated to promoting them and celebrating them. What an interesting world in which we live, when a lifestyle that is not approved by God can be elevated and applauded with “pride”! As this becomes more common, we…
Our money has a way of defining us and even–when we are not careful and deliberate–controlling us. And the more money we acquire in life, the more this statement is proven true. Of course, many of us quickly deny such a claim. But the Bible offers warning after warning regarding how we must handle our money and not let our money handle…
After Lydia and her family were baptized into Christ (in Acts 16), Paul cast a demon out of a certain slave girl, which enraged her masters. A multitude was stirred up against Paul and Silas, who were “seized,” “dragged into the marketplace,” “beaten with rods” with “many stripes,” thrown “into the inner prison” with their feet “fastened…in the stocks” (16:19-24). Although a…