Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" I believe this statement is given in order to reinforce the understanding of our …
Who is the Israel of the Bible? As Part One demonstrated, it is not the house of Judah or the modern nation of Israel, as Bible speakers and teachers often claim. Rather, in the Bible, Godapplies the names “Israel” and the …
To talk about adultery these days is to risk ridicule. Back in 1976, then-presidential candidate Jimmy Carter faced public scorn when—in a Playboy magazine interview no less—he agreed with Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:28, "But I say to …

(6) Thus says the LORD:
" For three transgressions of Israel, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.
(7) They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor,
And pervert the way of the humble.
A man and his father go in to the same girl,
To defile My holy name.
(8) They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge,
And drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
The Israelites' immorality fell into three major areas: 1) Indifference to and oppression of the poor. 2) Covetousness displayed by placing primary importance on material possessions. 3) Unrestricted promotion of …
As the world continues to reel and lurch, tossed about by strong and conflicting forces, one cannot have a conversation for long before the well-worn topics of leadership and government arise. The man or woman at the helm — whether local, national, or global — is continually watched, praised, and pilloried, depending on a person's assessment of his actions relative to what he would do in his stead. Love it or loathe it, our leadership—those individuals or bodies of men and women who greatly influence what course our life will take—is constantly in our purview. Conversations about …
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