Jer 6:14 They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace. The Jews knew full well what the Law of God said. They also knew the promised blessings for obeying that Law...
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We Cannot be Careless About Who we Allow Our Children to be With
Mat 19:14 but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." When I was a youngster I was put in many situations that could easily have...
Continue ReadingWe Cannot be Careless About Who we Allow Our Children to be WithThe Evil Man Consistently Works to Make the Righteous Look Bad
Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will...
Continue ReadingThe Evil Man Consistently Works to Make the Righteous Look BadWhen We Believe the Wicked and Dismiss the Oppressed, We are Guilty of Cowardice
Forcing the weak to submit [to an evil oppressor] is clearly easier than confronting the strong, particularly if you have persuaded yourself that the weak deserve what is coming to them. (William Manchester) This quote is taken from Manchester's observations...
Continue ReadingWhen We Believe the Wicked and Dismiss the Oppressed, We are Guilty of CowardiceThe Mortal Danger of Living as if Evil is Non-Existent
As a contributor to the Yale Review has pointed out, [Winston Churchill's appeal for a recovery of moral health] was his way of saying that the English after Munich had to learn all over again to recognize evil. They had lost...
Continue ReadingThe Mortal Danger of Living as if Evil is Non-ExistentConsider the End of the Wicked – Their Feet are “set” Upon Slippery Places
If we only look at this present time and fail to consider "the end," then we can easily become bitter when we see the wicked apparently prospering at the expense of their victims. The Psalmist said it: Behold, these are...
Continue ReadingConsider the End of the Wicked – Their Feet are “set” Upon Slippery PlacesThe Abuser, Thrashing Tantrums, and the Devil
And someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and...
Continue ReadingThe Abuser, Thrashing Tantrums, and the DevilThe Problem is Often with What is NOT Said in our Sermons and Teaching
The church I attend does not talk about domestic abuse. There is sermon after sermon about how marriage should work, and what each party should be doing, but almost nothing about what you can do if your spouse consistently mistreats you. And the absence...
Continue ReadingThe Problem is Often with What is NOT Said in our Sermons and TeachingIt is a Great Error to Assume that Even the Devil is Open to Negotiation
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies,...
Continue ReadingIt is a Great Error to Assume that Even the Devil is Open to NegotiationCo-Dependency as Bondage to (and participation in) Evil
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. (Pro 10:1) The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother....
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