In the very late 1970s while we were living in Columbia, SC, I read the book The Final Conclave. I don't know whether you're aware of that or how many of you have read that book, but it's a very interesting novel. It's …
What principle of prophecy is essential to get right? We can have many approaches to this question, but this article will approach it by considering some comments Paul made to Timothy. Though the apostle addresses his remarks to a …
Not too long ago, in doing some tidying up around the house, I came across a bottle of red wine that we had opened for a dinner party who knows when. Being moderate in such things, we had not finished the entire bottle, and I had …
(35) "You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. (36) You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. (37) "Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the LORD.""
In earlier times, food and other goods were measured out by weight using a balance. A standard weight (typically made of stone) was placed on one side, and the material being measured was put on the other. When the balance was level, …
What is truth? What is knowledge? I grew up in a household of scientists who could jabber on and on at the dinner table, and while they spoke with a lot of knowledge, the subject of truth never came up (unless it was to find out who ate the ice cream without permission). I studied physics and mathematics under numerous professors in high school and college, but truth never came up. So, what is truth? According to the semantic definition, truth is “a property of a sentence.” But it is not actually. One can say, “This sentence is a lie,” leaving others with a paradox: Is it or is it not? …
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