With the changes taking place in the Catholic Church and the “shake-up” at the top–with “the head” of the Church resigning and the process of installing a “new head” beginning–let us be reminded of and rejoice in the simplicity of New Testament Christianity. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus built His church (Matt. 16:18), died for His church (Eph. 5:25) and “purchased [His…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 229)
Have you ever heard someone (or maybe it was you) respond to the Bible’s requirement of baptism, “Well, that just doesn’t make any sense! How can that have anything to do with being saved? So, you’re saying that if I’m not baptized that I will still be lost? I can’t accept that”? For just a moment, consider if the blind man in…
Three times in the New Testament we have recorded that the apostle Paul said, “I am ready.” Let’s take a moment to look at each of these (in their chronological order) and the lessons we can learn from them. Near the end of his second Corinthian letter, Paul told these brethren, “Now for the third time I am ready to come to…
This is not about a Flea Market, but maybe that homophone will be a memory trigger – helping us to think about “Flee! Mark It!” whenever we see or hear about a Flea Market. The efforts of the devil are abundant and come at you (seemingly) from every direction. He attacks when you expect that he will, and he attacks often times…
Ladies, it is being pressed upon you by our culture that your body is your body and you get to choose to do whatever you want with it. Usually this assertive philosophy comes in the defense of abortion, but it rears its head in other arenas, as well. Ladies, read this very carefully, that philosophy could not be more erroneous or contemptible…
“I deserve to be happy.” “It’s not fair for me to be stuck in this marriage.” “I can’t believe God would punish me and want me to be single for the rest of my life.” People have all sorts of different views of marriage and the “rights” that they feel they have regarding their marriage. What an interesting thought, then, to consider…
Probably everyone has played a matching game, where you have one card in your hand and you search for another card that matches what you have. It’s an easy game to play, for it is quite simple to look at two images to see if they match or not. Suppose you could do that with spiritual matters, like your salvation. Specifically, would…
One of my favorite Disney movie scenes of all time is in the Lion King, when Simba was having a hard time acknowledging and accepting where he came from and who he was. A “strange baboon” named Rafiki befriended him and surprisingly knew Simba’s identity — “You’re Mufasa’s boy!” During that scene, his father, Mufasa, appeared to him, encouraged him and pleaded…