Brutes Jude 8-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Brutes lack the ability to reason, they have no conscience, and they are like animals, stupid, gross and sensual.  By checking the thirteen references to them in the Bible, we learn some very interesting things. Brutes learn what they know naturally – Jude 8-10...

What Aileth Thee? In Gen 21:17, God appeared to Hagar when she thought she and Ishmael would die of thirst in the wilderness of Beersheba.  He asked her, “What aileth thee, Hagar”?  Well, the answer was obvious.  She thought she and her son were going to die.  God didn’t ask...

After we are saved, it is very important that we hear the preaching and teaching of the word of God.  There are five specific things we see Paul doing with the word of God among the people to whom he ministered.  Like Paul, ministers of the word of God should...

I have often thought, “How is it possible to be angry and not sin?”  I believe that every time I have ever been angry, I have sinned in some capacity.  When you fail to rule your spirit you are going to do or say something wrong.  Yet, in thinking about...

The Tradition of Men Mk. 7:5-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are many professing Christians who believe that the tradition of men is of equal authority with or superior authority to scripture.  This was the problem with the Pharisees in Mk 7:5-13.  They were “teaching for doctrines the commandments of men,” [Mk...

Name of God in Vain In Ex 20:7, we often limit the third commandment to blasphemy.  For example, imprecating someone with God’s name.  While this is certainly forbidden by the third commandment, there are more ways to take the name of God in vain. Vain to use God’s name to...

God Forbid “God forbid” is often spoken as an oath.  Sometimes the expression, “God forbid,” can be very instructive to us.  The following passages provide us with a good topical outline for some things that should never happen in our lives. God forbid that we should rebel – Jos 22:21-29 –...

The Widow’s Mites In God’s economy, he measures our giving differently than men do.  In Lk 21:1-4, rich men were casting gifts into the treasury.  And from Mk 12:41 many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain widow came, and she was poor.  She didn’t cast in much. ...

The Lord’s desire for our lives is the we sin not [1 Jn 2:1].  He gives us the law and the Spirit to make us aware of sin so that we can keep it out of our lives.   In Rom 7:12-13, the law is holy, just and good.  By...

What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Acts 13:48, Luke writes, “… and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”  Some interpret ordained here to mean predestined.  However, by studying the context and the use of the word ordained in other passages, we’ll...