While the New International Version has never claimed to be a word-for-word translation of the Bible, it is amazing how much this popular translation has allowed the thoughts and wishes of mankind to influence its work. As one small example, in the 1985 version, Mark 4:25 ends, “…whoever does not have (singular), even what he has (singular, masculine) will be taken from…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 256)
When the Philippian jailer asked that all-important question, “What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30), he was told, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved…” (16:31). So, what does that mean? Does that mean, as so many have concluded, that all I have to do to be saved is to believe in Jesus? To draw that…
The photo on the front of the bulletin this week of Novel Brown hanging out with Gorman Ericksen made me think of this oft-said and oft-needed advice in the church: “Be careful the company you keep!” (Ok, that was a joke at my good friend Gorman’s expense, but it is a truth we all need!) Think about it! The company you keep…
T-shirts are one of the best means of advertising available. They’re everywhere! Go to any public place and you will see shirts advertising Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Heineken, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Heat, Pink for the Cure, etc., etc. Every shirt sends a message. The reality is that you are sending messages regardless of what kind of shirt…
Ok, this is a crazy scenario, but follow it through for a minute. Suppose someone came to you and offered to give you the earth for one million dollars. He had already made the down payment with 100 centillion dollars, and he would let you make payments on the million for the rest of your life. “Me? Own the earth? That doesn’t…
Mighty king Nebuchadnezzar learned a mighty lesson in Daniel 4. He told of his dream, in which a watcher came from heaven and said, “Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit…Let it be wet with the dew of heaven, And let him graze with the beasts On the grass of the earth. …
Nearly everyone has heard of “situational ethics”—the idea that there really is no standard of ethics that can be universally or uniformly applied, so each situation allows for and calls for its own standard of judgment, based upon the context of the events and not on any absolutes or universal principles. For example, they might justify lying or cheating in one situation…
It’s supposed to be the latest and the greatest phone. The technology is supposed to be the best ever. Users are supposed to enjoy superior service and amazing advantages. HOWEVER, there’s something seriously wrong when the people you are talking to cannot hear you or when the new fancy phone cuts off your call altogether and says, “Call failed.” Frustrating! This is…