“Well, that’s a typical preacher thing to say, isn’t it? Of course, a preacher is going to say that the church is a BIG deal to Christ! That’s what he’s supposed to say!” I guess someone could respond that way, but let’s approach this strictly from the viewpoint of the Bible. Let’s not give attention to what any ordinary man has said…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 3)
The last four words of Psalm 37:3 (in the New King James Version) are intriguing: “feed on His faithfulness.” Picture a lamb out in the field of Israel—what is that lamb “feeding on” in the field? He has grass and to spare. Picture a child of a king walking into a banquet hall in the palace—what is that child “feeding on” in that huge banquet…
As you think about King David in the Bible—growing up in the household of Jesse, being chosen at a young age to be the next king of Israel, being close friends with the king’s son, becoming king and living in the king’s house—it is unlikely that you have ever pictured him as “poor and needy.” And yet, that is exactly how he describes…
Have you ever played a pickup basketball game where every guy on the court thought that he was in charge? Two things usually result: chaos and frustration. What about in your workplace—what if every person there thought they were the boss? Can you imagine (or maybe you don’t have to) the chaos and frustration that would erupt? How easily we understand the…
Did anyone ever tell you when you were growing up, “Don’t look at the sun! You’ll go blind!”? It reminds us of Saul of Tarsus seeing “a light from heaven, brighter than the sun” (Acts 26:13), which caused him to be blind for three days (Acts 9:3-9). We grasp the concept of bright lights affecting our ability to see. So, darkness should be safe for…
On the FIRST DAY of Jesus’ life, where were His arms? Strange question, isn’t it? The Bible indicates that His arms were by His side, restrained there by the swaddling cloths (Luke 2:7). Fast forward 33 years. On the LAST DAY of Jesus’ life, where were His arms? They were no longer restrained by His side! They were stretched out as far as they could go, in order…
All sorts of things have been said and written about the Bible, and it can sometimes be hard to sort through it all. So, here’s the question, “What can we know about the Bible? Is it possible to know if it is really from God or not?” Consider just a few things we know about this amazing book. Amazing Fact #1: The…
Dozens of times in the New Testament, the Holy Spirit gives instructions to Christians regarding our relationship with and interaction with “one another” by using that pronoun “one another.” This is a reciprocal pronoun, wherein a person performs an action for, toward or on another person, while receiving that same action performed in return. It is easy as humans to point the finger…