Sometimes it may be the sight of a wedding ring or a photo on your desk that tells another person that you’re “already spoken for.” Or maybe it’s a friend of yours who speaks up for you to let others know that you’re “already spoken for.” Being married is exclusive. And when you’re “already spoken for,” you know what that means and so does everyone…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 19)
There are many wonderful things to know about Jesus, and oh, how we ought to wish that the whole world would know them! He was born of a virgin in the city of Bethlehem. He had Divine power on this earth and taught many magnificent things. He lived a sinless life but was still murdered by crucifixion. He was raised from the…
The devil “transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). The devil can take darkness (i.e., sin that is unacceptable to God) and make it look like light (i.e., something acceptable to God). And all the while, he deceives you into not seeing what is so plain. Friends, please, do not be deceived! Do not be swindled into taking a little money or…
Extending forgiveness to someone is hard! It is especially hard when we have been hurt deeply and even repeatedly. Sometimes a person will ask for our forgiveness, and we will be hesitant or resist completely. Sometimes we will not accept a person’s apology because “they didn’t say it just right.” There are many layers to the matter of forgiveness, but consider an example. Stephen was “a…
We know the hymn. Perhaps it is one of your favorites. How could it not be? We reference it often, as it is a needed reminder (from the eloquent pen of Johnson Oatman, Jr.) that we need to count our blessings, even (or maybe especially) when we are “tempest-tossed” on “life’s billows,” when we are “discouraged,” “burdened” or “amid the conflict.” To…
Just because you “have a right” as a citizen of this country does not necessarily mean that you have approval from God for such. Regardless of when one has a right to have an abortion in this country does not change God’s view of the sanctity of life and the sinfulness of murder. Just because you have a right to freedom of speech does…
If you believe in the sovereignty of God, you know that “the Most High rules in the kingdom of men” (Dan. 4:17, 25, 32; 5:21). If you believe in the sovereignty of God, you know that God not only “raises up kings,” but He also “removes kings” (Dan. 2:21). If you believe in the sovereignty of God, you know how often nations fell throughout…
The congregation sings a hymn to “help prepare our minds” for the Lord’s Supper. The words are very meaningful, even though we’ve sung it a hundred times before. Then, a group of men stand up and walk to the front table and pass some trays to each other. They stand there in respectful silence as a man gets up to make some…