By Raymond E. Harris It seems mankind’s, God-given power of logic and reason have often been misused. The misuse of God’s goodness has always led to mischief and misery. The misuse of the wonderful gift of speech is manifest in lying, cursing and gossip. The misuse of sex is manifest in fornication, adultery and incest. The …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Parable Of The Rich Fool
By Mike Willis While Jesus was teaching regarding God’s concern for our welfare (the very hairs of our head are numbered, Lk. 12:67), a man came to him saying, “Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me” (12:13). Jesus refused the role of judge or divider of inheritances and then warned, “Take …
Esau’s Wives
By Bill Cavender “And when Eau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beerl the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: and they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah …. And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the …
Kingdom Growth (Mark 4:26-29)
By William C. Sexton A parable of the Lord which is peculiar to Mark’s gospel is that of the seed! We would do well, if we would look carefully at this parable relative to the growth of God’s kingdom. Let us think on two levels! how the individual is gained for the rule of Christ and …