Jacob's Trouble, or the Great Tribulation, comes about because people are not meeting their God-given responsibilities: keeping His Commandments.

Our experiences prepare us to be a better judge or king. Though we may exercise righteous judgment, we dare not pass judgment nor justify sin in ourselves.

The tendency to point fingers at others is hard-wired into human nature. Mistakes are the portals of discovery if we admit them and learn from them.

Liberal judges tend to place the blame on genetics, environment, or society, but never on the one who commits the crime.

In 1936, British King Edward VIII abdicated for the woman he loved. Satan's pride and Adonijah's presumptuousness urged them to leave their ordained positions.

While temptation is universal, it is not irresistible; no one is forced to yield. Every temptation provides a choice between life or death, blessing or curse.

We must allow God to change our lives. The blessings and cursing principle of Deuteronomy 28 remains unchanged, applying to all who have made the covenant.

We dare not allow anybody to come between God's direct governance and ourselves. Even God's government will not work unless we voluntarily govern ourselves.

If God is sovereign and promises salvation to believers, why does it matter how believers live? How significant are our choices in the grand scheme of life?

Protestant theology recognizes that Christian self-discipline presents a major logical difficulty in its keystone doctrine of 'by grace alone.'

We currently have no preparation for our future roles as kings and priests, but God desires to fill thousands of leadership positions in the Millennium.

Scripture emphasizes the importance of nurturing a deep connection with God as the foundation of all other relationships.

To this borderline-suicidal narcissist, his universe held only himself, permitting God's will for others only if it conformed to his own will.