"Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'The accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.'" (Revelation 12:10b, NIV2)It's no fun to be accused, especially when you haven't done anything wrong. On the other...
I once knew an elderly gentleman who loved to say, "I don't have any trouble sleeping because I go to bed with a clear conscience." I suppose his nightly Benadryl didn't hurt any, but I got his point. And having watched his lifestyle, I knew why he slept well.As Paul...
The religious stick with other religious, motivating one another. Once they start criticizing others who are not at their level, they cannot stop. It makes them feel powerful. After all, they believe they are the very elect!Those same religious condemned Jesus:"Jesus...
"Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death." (Rom 7:9-10, NIV2)Why do we speed? According to Traffic Safety Facts, 2008,...
Initially the Germans who invaded the Channel Islands seemed to be so nice to the local people. Especially since their presence resulted in a boom of the local economy. The Islanders felt they could get used to the German presence as long as they kept up their...
"Stop judging, and you will never be judged. Stop condemning, and you will never be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Luke 6:37 (GW)How many among us think we are righteous? If we feel that way, then we must ask ourselves if we have ever judged anyone....
"Who then is the one who condemns? No one." (Romans 8:34a, NIV)So many of us walk around feeling condemned: "I am no good! I have done terrible things! There is no way God would ever forgive me. I am despicable. I’m a no good person."My question is this: "Who is the...
