On every subject of importance, we first need to know God’s thoughts since He is the creator and designer of everything that exists. Searching for God’s plans for humanity, we must begin where the Scriptures begin, with the creation. What can we learn from those beginning pages of the Bible about the most basicContinue reading “A Short History of Marriage, Family, and Sexuality in Scripture”
Notes on Marriage
Genesis Two – Notes on Marriage Lots of wedding ceremonies refer back to the story of Adam and Eve, specifically to Genesis 2:24-25. God had previously stated (in 2:18) that “It is not good for the man to be alone,” and spoke of His intention to make a helper for Adam. Then, Adam was givenContinue reading “Notes on Marriage”
A Few Notes on Genesis One and Two
Have you ever noticed God’s first recorded words to Adam and Eve, the newly created man and woman? There is, I think, a very important message here! These are not His first spoken words to them but the ones we first encounter as we read through the first two chapters of the Bible. Let’s readContinue reading “A Few Notes on Genesis One and Two”
Genesis One
In the Beginning July 9, 2024 The place to begin is usually “In the beginning.” It’s there that the Bible begins. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). So, there you have it – everything begins with God! The remainder of chapter one relates the process andContinue reading “Genesis One”
work out your own salvation
The words were right there; I stared at them and read them again. Seemed like they were in bold print, “… work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” I felt like God was talking to me! I was young, maybe ten or eleven years old, when that phrase from the Bible grabbed myContinue reading “work out your own salvation”
Desperate to Know the Ways of God
Great desperation filled his voice as Moses bowed low before God, as he cried out for mercy! So much had happened, yet he knew he was incapable of dealing with what was yet to come. Inside this “tent of meeting” (Ex 33:9) God was speaking, “Depart, go up from here … I will send anContinue reading “Desperate to Know the Ways of God”
What is WRONG with people?
I offer here ten possible reasons for what is wrong with our world: 10. Discontented, we look around at what we don’t have – possessions, pleasure, power, stuff of all kinds – and we desire them! Not content with what we have or what we can earn on our own, we start wanting what otherContinue reading “What is WRONG with people?”
Temptation Three
Consider the third temptation of Jesus. (Concerning the first two temptations, I refer you to a couple of my previous posts.) “Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, ‘All these things I will giveContinue reading “Temptation Three”
What if …
What if we lived in a world as God originally intended it to be? What would such a world be like? What would our lives be like? Is it even possible to know? When God completed the original creation, “God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). WhatContinue reading “What if …”
Temptation Two
Temptation # 1 was discussed in the previous post; after forty days of fasting, in a time of physical weakness Jesus was tempted by Satan. “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread” (Mt 4:3). Would He use the power of God in a self-centered way, to meet HisContinue reading “Temptation Two”
Everything is About God 