Sometimes we read articles and we think: “Well, I wouldn’t have said it that way. He/She should have said this. That really didn’t have as much impact as it could have or should have.” A very wise man told me nearly 30 years ago, “There are many editors and few authors.” So, if you are one that thinks “it should be said better” or “it could…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 59)
After a long day of fishing, the nets of the first century would become stretched and broken in places. If nothing was done about it, future endeavors to catch fish would result in fish just slipping through the nets. So, every day faithful fishermen would spend time “mending their nets,” so that they could continue to catch and keep the fish in their nets…
The richest man who ever lived gave a stern warning about riches. So, it was not a poor man making accusations against those who are rich. It was a warning from the Man who owns everything Himself—Jesus Christ. The Owner of all things said, “Take heed and beware of covetousness” (Luke 12:15). The original Greek has the word “all” in the text,…
Immerse yourself in this scene. Get the full picture in Acts 12. Peter was witnessing and personally experiencing the violent persecution that Herod Agrippa (“the king”) was bringing against Christians. Peter saw Herod kill his fellow apostle and friend, James, with the sword. He was seized by Herod’s henchmen, with plans to do the same to him as was done to James. Peter was arrested, thrown in…
The apostle Peter wrote about scoffers who did not believe that Jesus was going to return, for they fallaciously reasoned, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation” (2 Pet. 3:4). Every day looked the same and went by in the same way and there was no sign…
Moses was preaching his final message to Israel before he would die and be buried by the Lord Himself. He told them how good they would have it if they would just “obey the voice of the Lord your God” (Deut. 30:10). He was doing all he could to essentially beg them to “love the Lord” and “keep His commandments” (30:6, 10). …
Have you ever thought that God expects too much of you and that there’s no way you can do all that He teaches and that you’re not strong enough to keep up with everything He commands? If so, take a moment and imagine being Joshua. Moses is getting ready to die—the Moses who spoke directly with God, led Israel miraculously out of Egypt, received…
When the first-century world wanted someone put be to death in the most open, dependable and confirmable fashion, they would crucify them. That was certain to drain every bit of life out of their bodies. Isn’t it interesting, then, that the Bible uses that very same term to describe how a Christian, who has been “called out darkness” (1 Pet. 2:9), is to relate…