Posts Tagged ‘Submission’
I AM: Self-Existence
The covenant name of God is some form of the statement of existence: “I AM”, or “He is”. Embedded in this term is the unfathomable concept of aseity: self-existence. For every creature, the words “I am” must be followed by a qualifying clause. I am because my parents existed. I am as a result of life on this earth.…
Read MoreEars to Hear
Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Deuteronomy 29:4 Moses is wrapping up his last words to the children of Israel prior to their going into the Promised Land. He made it clear that God had initiated covenant parameters with…
Read MoreGod Rules in the Affairs of Nations, Men, and Me
The Bible teaches us that God owns everything. “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods” (Psalm 24:1). He created all things; consequently, he owns all things. This right of ownership extends to…
Read MoreRepeat After Me
In our study of 1 Peter, we came to 1 Peter 2.21 in our latest message. The verse contains one “big word” that dominates it and the next few verses in the epistle. That word is “example” — translated that way in almost all the English versions I checked. A couple of versions give us…
Read MoreNebuchadnezzar didn’t believe in God… at first
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Daniel…
Read MoreWhen Should Christians Obey the Government?
As I sit down to write this article, our world is in chaos. A pandemic rocks the globe, not only taking hundreds of thousands of lives and infecting millions more but also impacting the government, economy, and social structure of every nation on earth. In such a time, we must encourage one another in the…
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