By Jimmy Tuten “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments” (Ezra 7:10). These words described the purpose of Ezra, the priest and scribe,’ as he leaves his exiled state in Babylon to go to Jerusalem for the purpose of …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Jesus, Our Sin Offering
By Tim Mize Mirror in the Cross As Christians, we look to the cross of Christ as our “sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour” (Eph. 5:2). Israel of old also offered sacrifices for “a sweet smelling savour to the Lord” (in other words, to honor and please him; see Lev. 1:9; 2:2; 3:5; 4:31; …
Whimsical Wanderers
By Irvin Himmel “As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place” (Prov. 27:8). A bird may have a valid reason for leaving her nest. If a cat climbs up to the nest and threatens to catch the mother bird, or if the nest is destroyed, she is …
Cohabitation Before Marriage
By Gary N. Patton We live in an age of “free love,” an open acceptance of adulterous relationships and the sin of fornication accepted as just a fact of life that “everybody” participates in and should not question. The vast majority of movies, T.V. shows and reading material published in great numbers today depict what the …