I feel certain that all of us with an adult mind carry with us a certain amount of apprehension concerning the fairly near future. Now given the conditions of today's times I wonder how much worse it can get. I know that you wonder the …
Since the early 1970s, the modern church of God has been in turmoil. This turmoil has not been constant, and the reasons for it are many—personal, doctrinal, governmental, cultural, political, etc. Attendance at church services and …
In Part One, we began to consider heroes and why some people are heroic. We recognize heroes when we see, hear, or read about them: They are people, as dictionaries tell us, who are noble, courageous, and achieve great things. But what …
(15) So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?' He said to Him, 'Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.' He said to him, 'Feed My lambs.' (16) He said to him again a second time, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?' He said to Him, 'Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.' He said to him, 'Tend My sheep.' (17) He said to him the third time, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?' Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, 'Do you love Me?' And he said to Him, 'Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed My sheep.
Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him "more than these." It is not obvious what He is referring to in this phrase. Some have suggested He is referring to the nets, boats, and other aspects of their earthly profession, or perhaps He is asking …
Genesis 5:22, 24 record: "After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. . . . And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." Clearly, in the four verses allotted to this righteous man, the fact that he walked with God was his most distinguishing characteristic. But what does it mean to walk with God? When we think about walking, we think about placing one foot in front of the other, moving from one place to another. The dictionary defines walking as moving on the legs with a slow pace. In the Scripture, forms of "walk" …
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