Of course, we know that we need to be a good example around everyone, but sometimes we may be tempted to think, “Well, they don’t even realize this particular thing is a right/wrong issue, so they won’t know that I’m even setting a good example for them.” Does that matter? When it comes to remaining sexually pure before (and after) marriage, to being…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 72)
In the kitchen, stirring is necessary. In the paint shop, stirring is necessary. But, in our relationships and interactions with others, we need to be oh-so careful when we stir and when we don’t. There are times to stir the right way, like “stirring up love and good works” (Heb. 10:24) and “stirring up by way of reminder” (2 Pet. 1:13; 3:1). But, more often than…
Life is so hard—harder for some than for others. Sometimes there are “ups” and then we get hit with “downs.” When those “downs” come, what can we do? Better asked, “What should we do?” In the Old Testament, the prophet Elijah experienced “ups” and “downs.” As a prophet of God, he did great miracles to point people to the power and the…
Before I heard it from Chick-fil-A, I heard a friend saying it years ago. Anytime that they would help us or do something nice for us and we told them, “Thank you,” this friend would always say, “Our pleasure.” For some reason, that always struck me when he said it. He didn’t say, “Sure,” or “No biggie,” or “You’re welcome,” or “No problem,” or any…
We all understand the concept of deposits into and withdraws out of our bank account. We understand that we must deposit more money into our account than we withdraw, lest our account is overdrawn, we have a negative balance, and we are penalized or cut off entirely. In his book, His Needs, Her Needs, Willard Harley introduced the concept that you have a “Love…
How in the world could an innocent man like Jesus end up being convicted, tortured and nailed to a tree? One thing is for certain—rational thinking was not present or practiced among His enemies in those dark hours. In the early morning hours of that Friday, the leaders of this inquisition “led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium…But they themselves did not…
When certain Jews became Christians in the first century, they brought with them a self-generated arrogance, thinking that they were better Christians because they boasted in their circumcision, their fastings, their denial of certain meats, etc., etc. To these Christians Paul wrote, “Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another” (Gal. 5:26). Think about that statement for twenty-first century Christians. Is…
The only two words some folks know in Matthew 7 are “Judge not.” And they act like there is a period or exclamation point after the word “not.” They could not be further from the truth. Certainly, Jesus says, “Judge not,” but following the comma He goes on to say, “…that you be not judged” (Matt. 7:1). Jesus is not teaching that it is…