Lessons From Roots (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/16/2017
Imagine a man studying the Bible for two hours a day. But if he then spends his other waking hours watching cartoons, he will derive little benefit from study.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/16/2017
Imagine a man studying the Bible for two hours a day. But if he then spends his other waking hours watching cartoons, he will derive little benefit from study.
Lessons From Roots (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/9/2017
If we are intent on bearing fruit, we can do some things to make sure that we are not inhibiting the process. We find them in one of the fig tree parables.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/9/2017
If we are intent on bearing fruit, we can do some things to make sure that we are not inhibiting the process. We find them in one of the fig tree parables.
Who Fulfills the Azazel Goat—Satan or Christ? (Part One)'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 6/8/2017
Some say the scapegoat (azazel) prefigures the Devil, others say it has been fulfilled by Jesus. Tradition teaches one thing; Scripture reveals another.
Lessons From Roots (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/2/2017
Fruit is not produced immediately; it is produced only when a plant is both mature and stable enough that mere survival is no longer its top priority.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/2/2017
Fruit is not produced immediately; it is produced only when a plant is both mature and stable enough that mere survival is no longer its top priority.
The Day of Atonement and Israel's Future
Sermonette; Given 5/13/2017
The cleansing of Joshua's filthy robes in Zechariah 3 is a future application of the cleansing in Leviticus 16, when Jesus Christ cleanses Israel in the future.
Sermonette; Given 5/13/2017
The cleansing of Joshua's filthy robes in Zechariah 3 is a future application of the cleansing in Leviticus 16, when Jesus Christ cleanses Israel in the future.
Why Do We Observe Unleavened Bread? (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/14/2017
It is self-glorifying to focus more on our own efforts in overcoming—which are necessary—than on by whose strength those efforts will succeed.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/14/2017
It is self-glorifying to focus more on our own efforts in overcoming—which are necessary—than on by whose strength those efforts will succeed.
Understanding the Azazel Goat
Sermonette; Given 4/11/2017
The goat for azazel (complete removal) bore the sins of the nation out of sight. Jesus Christ likewise had our iniquities laid on Him, and He bore them.
Sermonette; Given 4/11/2017
The goat for azazel (complete removal) bore the sins of the nation out of sight. Jesus Christ likewise had our iniquities laid on Him, and He bore them.
Why Do We Observe Unleavened Bread? (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/7/2017
If we overlook God's deliverance or neglect the eating of unleavened bread, we will be unable to perform the putting away of sin that God requires.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/7/2017
If we overlook God's deliverance or neglect the eating of unleavened bread, we will be unable to perform the putting away of sin that God requires.
Why Do We Observe Unleavened Bread? (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/31/2017
The fundamental reason that God gives for the Feast of Unleavened Bread is to remember His deliverance. He delivered Israel physically, but us spiritually.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/31/2017
The fundamental reason that God gives for the Feast of Unleavened Bread is to remember His deliverance. He delivered Israel physically, but us spiritually.
The Two Goats of Leviticus 16
Sermonette; Given 3/4/2017
The first goat is a blood sacrifice to cleanse the altar. The second goat—the 'azazel' or 'complete removal'—is led away and freed (not bound by a chain).
Sermonette; Given 3/4/2017
The first goat is a blood sacrifice to cleanse the altar. The second goat—the 'azazel' or 'complete removal'—is led away and freed (not bound by a chain).
Germany's Dilemma
'WorldWatch' Article; Posted 2/9/2017
Germany is an industrial powerhouse, the richest economy in Europe, but it must prop up several poor-performing economies throughout the rest of the EU.
'WorldWatch' Article; Posted 2/9/2017
Germany is an industrial powerhouse, the richest economy in Europe, but it must prop up several poor-performing economies throughout the rest of the EU.
Life Doesn't Work on a Balance Sheet (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/3/2017
As soon as The Father and Son created man with the ability to choose right or wrong, They exposed Themselves to the certainty that humanity would rebel.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/3/2017
As soon as The Father and Son created man with the ability to choose right or wrong, They exposed Themselves to the certainty that humanity would rebel.
Who Is Responsible For Sin?
Sermonette; Given 1/28/2017
Though Satan influences, the choices an individual make are totally his own, even for those without God's Spirit. We sin when we are drawn away by our own desires.
Sermonette; Given 1/28/2017
Though Satan influences, the choices an individual make are totally his own, even for those without God's Spirit. We sin when we are drawn away by our own desires.
Life Doesn't Work on a Balance Sheet (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/27/2017
Being God's Son was not enough to automatically qualify Him to be our High Priest. He was made complete and fully ready to be High Priest through sufferings.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/27/2017
Being God's Son was not enough to automatically qualify Him to be our High Priest. He was made complete and fully ready to be High Priest through sufferings.
Life Doesn't Work on a Balance Sheet (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/20/2017
Our response to God's call has not removed all of our suffering. However, responding to God changes the reason for suffering and what it can accomplish.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/20/2017
Our response to God's call has not removed all of our suffering. However, responding to God changes the reason for suffering and what it can accomplish.
Atonement Goats and Passover Lambs
Sermonette; Given 12/24/2016
The Day of Atonement is not about Satan, but about the complete cleansing from sins through Christ. The Passover is not a sin offering, but a peace offering.
Sermonette; Given 12/24/2016
The Day of Atonement is not about Satan, but about the complete cleansing from sins through Christ. The Passover is not a sin offering, but a peace offering.
What Is the Prophesied 'Pure Language'? (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/2/2016
God's people need spiritual lips, not carnal lips speaking Hebrew. The angel told Mary that she should call her son Iesous, which is not a Hebrew name.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/2/2016
God's people need spiritual lips, not carnal lips speaking Hebrew. The angel told Mary that she should call her son Iesous, which is not a Hebrew name.
Sovereignty and Choice
Sermonette; Given 11/26/2016
Some theologians see law and grace at the opposite ends of a continuum. They cannot imagine how God's sovereignty and man's free moral agency can co-exist.
Sermonette; Given 11/26/2016
Some theologians see law and grace at the opposite ends of a continuum. They cannot imagine how God's sovereignty and man's free moral agency can co-exist.
What Is the Prophesied 'Pure Language'? (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/18/2016
A culture that is far from God has a debased language, but the real problem with the Jews of Isaiah's day was that they were going astray in their hearts.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/18/2016
A culture that is far from God has a debased language, but the real problem with the Jews of Isaiah's day was that they were going astray in their hearts.
What Is the Prophesied 'Pure Language'? (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/11/2016
Zephaniah 3 foretells of a "pure language," by which people may call on the name of the Lord. Many believe it will be Hebrew, but the Scriptures reveal more.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/11/2016
Zephaniah 3 foretells of a "pure language," by which people may call on the name of the Lord. Many believe it will be Hebrew, but the Scriptures reveal more.