First and Great Command
“What is my responsibility?” one may ask. Love the Lord your God with all your heart (Mark 12:29-31). This tempers all things. Life will be right if this command is followed. “Love to God must fill the whole heart, the whole soul” [C.E.W. Dorris]. The statements of...
Too Much religion?
“It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem.” Those were the words of King Jeroboam to the people of Israel (I Kings 12:28). He knew God said to come to Jerusalem and worship Him at the temple. That didn’t stop him from changing what God commanded. He made it easy...
Who is a Father?
Many men have contributed to procreation, but not all have been fathers. The biological and the spiritual differ. The term father is used very loosely these days, and that’s unfortunate for fathers. The example in all is God. He was and is the first Father, and made...
Leading Lights?
“What do the rabbis say?” That was what Jews said when there was a religious question in Jesus’ day. The word of the scribes and Pharisees carried weight. But depending on them for answers proved to be disastrous. These Bible scholars disagreed with each other and...