But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 Looking Back – “If you do not cut the moorings, God will have to break them by a storm and send you out.” Oswald Chambers was as harsh as…
June 22 “If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be its desire, and yet you may rule over it.” Genesis 4:7 Desire – Friedrich Nietzsche was a godless man, but godless men may still see quite clearly the…
More to think about. Skip The following is from Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss On June 11th, 2009 the World Health Organization declared the Swine Flu, otherwise known as H1-N1 influenza, to be a Phase Six pandemic. At the time of the writing of this article, it has spread to seventy countries. It is estimated that over…
One of our community submitted this article to me. I thought we all needed to read it. A Message from Abraham Lincoln Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen In an article on religious trends in America during the 1980’s, Newsweek wrote: “A group affirmation of self is at the top of the agenda, which is why some…
“Without such utterness for God, nothing can be achieved, for without it we make even God powerless against his enemy”. Watchman Nee, Love Not The World, p. 109. It’s all about Leviticus 27:28-29. Oswald Chambers calls it “abandonment to God”. It’s the hallmark of Moses and David, in spite of their failures. Peter and Paul…
Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law. Proverbs 29:18 Vision – I recently came across the very interesting comment (it’s worth quoting in full): “You have no doubt heard the biblical axiom, “Without a vision the people perish…” It is used often in an effort…
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service and to building up the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-12 Service – Now that we recognize that service is not optional, the question becomes,…
“Therefore a man forsakes his father and mother and clings to his wife . .” Genesis 2:24 “Likewise, you husbands, dwelling together with your wives according to knowledge, .” 1 Peter 3:7 It is unfortunate that Christianity has been slandered with the idea that wives are the submissive slaves of their husbands. Only sloppy…
