DO IT NOW Agree with thine adversary quickly. – Matthew 5:25 Jesus Christ is laying down this principle – Do what you know you must do, now, and do it quickly; if you do not, the inevitable process will begin to work and you will have to pay to the last farthing in pain and [...]
My Utmost for His Highest
June 29, 2004
DIRECTION OF DISCIPLINE And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. – Matthew 5:30 Jesus did not say that everyone must cut off the [...]
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Trash Translation
June 24, 2004
While I am very eager for the return of my Lord, I don’t look forward to having to give account of the decisions I’ve made in life. I am glad, however, that I don’t have to give account of other people’s decisions. This guy is gonna have some ‘splainin to do. It embarrases me that [...]
Heinous Murder
June 22, 2004
From: Living Waters.com Mother Hires Killer to HACK CHILD TO PIECES Houston, TX Recently, a mother paid a man to kill her young boy, who was hacked to death with a sharp instrument, cutting off his right arm and severing his head. The woman, who was unrepentant, said it was her “right” to do so [...]
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My Utmost for His Highest
June 17, 2004
THE UNCRITICAL TEMPER Judge not, that ye be not judged. – Matthew 7:1 Jesus says regarding judging – Don’t. The average Christian is the most penetratingly critical individual. Criticism is a part of the ordinary faculty of man; but in the spiritual domain nothing is accomplished by criticism. The effect of criticism is a dividing [...]
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A Temporary Win
June 14, 2004
The Supreme Court has ruled that the phrase “under God” will remain in the Pledge of Allegiance, for now. They left their ruling wide open to be reconsidered in the near future though. The reason for their decision was that the man who brought the suit, Michael Newdow, had no legal grounds to bring the [...]
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My Utmost for His Highest
June 3, 2004
THE SECRET OF THE LORD The secret (friendship R.V.) of the Lord is with them that fear Him. – Psalms 25:14 What is the sign of a friend? That he tells you secret Sorrows? No, that he tells you secret joys. Many will confide to you their secret sorrows, but the last mark of intimacy [...]
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Underground Church: Coming Soon?
June 30, 2004
Canada’s law that prohibits speaking aout against homosexuality seems to be coming to America. The article linked here describes liability insurance being offered to churches who fear being sued based on the new law. I have little doubt that the day is coming when the church will have to go underground. Our First Amendment right [...]