What is the Spiritual Battle?
Numbers 31:3 “Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian.” To go to war was part of the culture of the […]
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Gotta Serve Somebody
1 Peter 2:16 “Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.” The other day, I heard a radio pastor say that outside of God’s power, sin […]
Is God Different in the Old Testament
Njmbers 31:3 “Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian.” When the Old Testament is compared to the New Testament, God […]
Christians and Obedience to Government?
1 Peter 2:13-15 “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who […]
Living as if Today Were Our Last, Part III
Luke 12:40 “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” If today were our last day, then we would do some things differently. That thought has a […]
Living as if Today Were Our Last, Part II
2 Timothy 2:4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.” I insert this passage because it refers to proper focus. Once […]
Living as if Today Were Our Last, Part I
Not posted Numbers 31:1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Take full vengeance for the sons of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.” Moses learns that he is to die soon. God gives […]
We are Being Watched
1 Peter 2:11 “Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.” […]
Are We to Make Vows to God?
Numbers 30:1 “Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands: When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not […]
Abstain From Sin
1 Peter 2:11 ” Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.” “Outside of the love of God, sin is the most powerful force in the universe.” Brian […]