Then Some Christianity
The prodigal son decided he’d had enough fun when he didn’t have enough to eat. He came to his senses and said, “How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!” (Luke 15:17). While he went hungry because of his sins,...
Longsuffering
Longsuffering is defined as: “having or showing patience in spite of troubles, esp. those caused by other people” (New Oxford American Dictionary). In his explanation of the words that are translated “longsuffering” in the Scriptures, W. E. Vine lists as synonyms...
Jesus Never Said Anything About It?
I was talking with a woman who was a minister in a progressive denomination. She said, “We don’t get involved in controversy; we preach to unite people.” I wanted to see how far she would go with this thinking, so I asked her about same-sex relationships....
Dogs, Hogs and Evangelism
Dogs, Hogs and Evangelism There are some people you can’t teach. Even Jesus was not successful every time He taught people. This is a hard lesson to learn when you love others and try to help them to be saved. After all, Jesus said to go into all the...