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Apr 5, 2012
Enough Substance
On a previous post, I talked about the real equality promoted by the Jubliee laws in the Old Covenant, which actually goes against a lot of socialist nonsense that these laws usually get hauled out to defend. The true meaning is that both the rich and poor in Israel depended on God totally for anything they had. It was a mercy that the poor had little, and it was a mercy that the rich had abundance.... read more Mar 5, 2012
A Pack of Gum from 1997
I don’t know why I am constantly surprised to find Scripture that is relevant today, but it happens all the time, and I nod in appreciation and wonder. It’s my own foolishness, of course. I’m handling a living, breathing, two-edged sword and am surprised to find that it has a sharp, pointy end. The latest jab I’ve come across, that I know I’ve read before: Better to be lowly... read more Mar 1, 2012
The New Hierarchy of Creation – Why Satan Rebelled
Hebrews 1:13-14 (ESV) And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? Chapter one is a build up to one of the author’s many “therefores,” and the end, just quoted, is a stout one. The kind that makes... read more Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Psalms and Food
Psalm 147:9 He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. (ESV) Psalm 136:25 he who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 111:5 He provides food for those who fear him. Psalm 104:14-15 You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to... read more Aug 1, 2011
The Blood of Christ and Abel
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. (1 Cor. 15:16,17)(ESV) Why is this so? Why would the sacrifice of the perfect Lamb of God lose its efficacy if the Resurrection had not happened? The shedding of blood is the shedding of blood, is it not? And that is the point. The writer of Hebrews... read more
