In our legal system, there is the presumption of innocence, where a person is considered “innocent until proven guilty.” There must be evidence that proves guilt before a “guilty” verdict can be announced. Do you give people the same privilege when they interact with you? Do you presume someone is guilty and their innocence has to be proven, or do you presume someone is…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 3)
One of the easiest things to do (it seems) is to quote a Bible verse—out of its original and intended context—in order to prove a point. However, in so doing, the validity of such argumentation has no foundation at all. As has long been stated, “A text, out of context, is a pretext.” While some verses may sound good and make us…
Many years ago, I was given a piece of advice by an older gentleman that I needed to hear. He suggested that before I replied to messages that I pause and take ten deep breaths, and then carefully read over my response before actually sending it (and decide if it needed to even be sent at all). He had noticed that my typical “youthful”…
It is hard to imagine being the apostle Paul. At first, the Lord sent him to preach to the Jews, but God’s ultimate plan was for this “Hebrews of the Hebrews” (Phil. 3:5) to be “an apostle to the Gentiles” (Rom. 11:13; 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11). Can you imagine arriving in a Gentile city where you had never been before, in order…
It is interesting and often discouraging to observe happenings in the religious world. The whole world was tuned in to the recent passing of Pope Francis and the selection of Pope Leo as the new leader of the Catholic Church. During that same time, an article was published by a major news outlet regarding “an ongoing debate” within another large denomination about…
Do the people you work with OR go to school with OR hang out with at the gym OR see regularly during your week OR see periodically as you “do life”…do they know that…you are a Christian…and happily so? That you go to church regularly…and happily so? That you believe in God, Jesus and the Bible…and happily so? That you are married (if you are)…and…
Boys and young men are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Here’s an answer (and it also works for those who are not so young anymore): Be a man! Be a man like Enoch—walk with God! Be a man like Noah—save your family! Be a man like Abraham—trust fully in God! Be a man like Moses—respect the holiness of God! Be a…
Let’s see if we can summarize these matters. The term “sola scriptura” is not found in the Bible, as it is a Latin phrase created by some men to describe a belief system and to distance themselves from another belief system that was created by a different group of men. As a manmade expression, its meaning can vary from person to person. …