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Authority of the Word
Authority All of us have an inclination towards independence. We feel naturally that we should be left alone to “do our own thing”. We
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Romans
Romans 7—Cognitive Dissonance
Romans 7—Cognitive Dissonance In 1957, Leon Festinger wrote A THEORY OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE about the conflict in all of our minds when we believe
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Forgiveness to the Injured Does Belong
Forgiveness to the Injured Does Belong The problem with forgiveness is that it seems unnatural. Just because someone says I’m sorry, I’m supposed to
Matthew
Disappointment With God
Disappointment With God—Matthew 11:3 Prophets in the Bible were God’s spokespersons who made big sacrifices in their personal lives to represent God well. They
Psalms
CURSES !
CURSES ! In studying the Psalms of David and comparing them to the historical accounts of David’s amazing “wild and wooly” life found in
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Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Have you ever been guilty but got away with something, then later been punished for something you are innocent
Amos
Amos—The Certainty of Judgment
Amos—The Certainty of Judgment Amos was not a prophet by vocation. He had been a manager of shepherds and a grower of figs in
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Solomon’s View of Wisdom
Solomon’s Conflicted View of Wisdom The section of the Bible generally called “wisdom literature” by theologians is Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. In each of
Samuel
2 Samuel 6 the Ark
Psalm 24—Approaching God Traditionally, Psalm 24 was written by David after the occasion of his bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem to
Samuel
2 Samuel 13-18 Absalom
2 Samuel 13-18, Absalom—Vanity of Vanities We are all familiar with the David and Bathsheba story, but the aftermath consequences are revealed in 2
Samuel
2 Samuel 12 Nathan and David
2 Samuel 12–How The Mighty Have Fallen More ink is given in the Bible to David—62 chapters in the Old Testament and 59 references
Samuel
Aftermath of 1 Samuel—Why do the Wicked Appear to Prosper?
Aftermath of 1 Samuel—Why do the Wicked Appear to Prosper? Psalm 37 is one of David’s masterpieces of alphabetic acrostic poetry. Each letter of
Samuel
1 Samuel 27
1 Samuel 27-31, David Goes Over to the Dark Side For the second time, in 1 Sam.26, David proved his innocence when Saul came
Samuel
1 Samuel 25 Abigail and David
1 Samuel 25, Vengeance Belongs to God In 1 Samuel 24, David’s patience and mercy were put to the test when King Saul had
Samuel
1 Samuel 18—For the Love of David
1 Samuel 18—For the Love of David Chapter 18 is a sequel to the David and Goliath story. David’s victory had a huge impact
Samuel
1 Samuel 17
1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath by Charlie Taylor About 1050 B.C., Israel was experiencing a leadership crisis. In the previous book of Judges,
Samuel
1 Samuel 1-16, The Setting for the Monarchy of Israel
1 Samuel 1-16, The Setting for the Monarchy of Israel The history book we call 1 Samuel, is the history of the transition of
Mark
Mark 3—The Pursuit of Self Interest
Mark 3—The Pursuit of Self Interest One of the interesting controversies in the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus is the Sabbath controversies