Gods are supposed to have emotions, right? We read about the Greek gods of love, joy, pity, anger, violence, etc. But you know that those gods aren’t real, right? Those are fake, man-made gods. They have NO emotions, because they do NOT exist. The same goes for those stone and wooden idols—they have NO emotions, because they are a piece of stone or wood and are not…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 8)
Human beings. We are interesting creatures. How often do those who first realize that they need glasses not want to get glasses because of “how they will look”? Or, folks who don’t want to wear reading glasses, although they need them. Or, folks who don’t want to get hearing aids, although they need them. Or, folks who don’t want to use a walker, although it is needed.…
Can I ask you a question that you’ll just think about for moment? Step back, consider this, and formulate in your mind an answer to this question. “Where did the denominations come from?” Have you ever really thought about that? Depending on what researchers you trust, at the very least it can be stated that there are thousands of denominations in the…
Jesus was on this earth for only 33 years—what a short life. And yet we have less than 100 days of His life recorded in Scripture. With such little information shared with us about His day-to-day activities, we ought to truly absorb what we do know. One such detail is found in Luke 5:16. “He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” Jesus made a…
We want to be liked. We want to be accepted. We want people to be nice to us and say nice things about us. But what if that’s all we have and all we receive? Jesus made an interesting statement in Luke 6:26, “Woe to you when all men speak well of you.” The Son of God Himself came to this earth, and guess what? Not everyone…
With the growing egocentric and entitled mentality that is spreading throughout humanity (and creeping into our families and the Lord’s church), we would do well to go back and meditate on the words of the great John the Baptist, of whom Jesus said, “there has not risen one greater” (Matt. 11:11). This forerunner of Jesus—of whom the Holy Spirit prophesied hundreds of…
According to a quick web search, the world’s most powerful magnet is located in Tallahassee, Florida, at Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. This superconducting magnet has a strength of 45 tesla, which, according to the experts, is over 400,000 times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field. For comparison, an MRI machine typically operates at 1-3 tesla. But, as powerful as the pull…
Sometimes when we are consciously trying to see souls around us and look for prospects for the gospel, we may be so focused on a certain “kind” of people that we may neglect to see those whose level of receptivity is actually open to the Word. Consider for a moment the two spies who went into Jericho. Who would have thought that Rahab—a…