While staring at a 10-inch long black, red and yellow ringed snake, I was trying to remember that little poem. “Black on yellow, silly fellow? Yellow on black, take a step back? Yellow on red, you’re dead?” I knew there was some little rhyme, but I could not confidently remember in which order to put the colors or what rhyming-combinations went together. …
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 244)
Let us continue to prayerfully search the Scriptures on this subject of withdrawing fellowship and allow the Word of God to do the teaching and to answer our questions. Who gave the church the right to do this? Some have asked, “Who gave the elders the right to judge someone else? Who gave you authority to withdraw your fellowship from another Christian?”…
A young adult male was waiting on customers at the bookstore café. A group of young, attractive females came in and, one by one, ordered some pastries and drinks. He gave each one of them his undivided attention, cheerfully greeting them, pleasantly joking with them, apparently flirting with them. Walking in later and waiting at the back of the line were two…
The 1980s gave us some pop songs that helped to shape the way of thinking for an entire generation. To justify infidelity in marriage, the “Human League” hit the charts in 1986 with, “I’m only human, of flesh and blood I’m made. Human, born to make mistakes.” Of course, they were only following “The King of Pop,” Michael Jackson, who released his…
The old adage says, “Actions speak louder than words.” A more recent rendition of that says, “Your actions speak so loud that I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” We usually think about this in relationship to things that we DO—actions in which we actually engage and are seen by others when we are engaging. But, what about our “inactivity”? While our…
This series of articles on withdrawing fellowship is designed to examine briefly the teaching of Scripture on this soul-important matter. We have already noticed that withdrawing of fellowship is a command of God and looked at what actions are involved in this practice. Let us continue to prayerfully search the Scriptures. Who are the ones from whom the church is to withdraw…
The much-awaited return of football season is here. Now, for those who so choose, games can fill your entire weekend. What kind of fan are you? Are you a die-hard fan, who knows your team’s schedule by heart and speaks about them as “we” and “us”? Are you up on the player’s stats and the opposing player’s strengths? Or, are you a…
In Alma chapter 7 (from The Book of Mormon), Joseph Smith supposedly received a revelation from God that was a prophecy of the birth of Christ. Carefully read the words he wrote: “For behold, the time is not far distant that the Redeemer liveth and cometh among his people…For behold, the kingdom of heaven is at hand, and the Son of God…