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Biblical Principle #333: The Song of Moses Exposed Israel’s Spiritual Division
Biblical Principles List Principle The Song of Moses revealed a spiritual division among Israelites: the wicked majority and the faithful servants of God. Explanation Shortly before Moses’ death, GOD revealed Israel’s future through the Song of Moses. The Song highlights a distinction between two groups of Israelites: The Wicked Majority Here are some statements in…
Biblical Principle #330: Israel to Be Gathered
Biblical Principles List Principle God promised to gather the scattered Israelites to the promised land once they fully repented and returned to Him. Explanation GOD revealed, through Moses, that Israel was going to: But then, in Israel’s awful state of suffering, GOD—in His great love and mercy—promised to gather them again at a specific time:
Biblical Principle #297: Removal of the Unclean from Israel
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israelites with leprous infections and others deemed ceremonially unclean were sent outside the camp. Explanation GOD told Moses to send certain unclean individuals outside the camp of Israel: 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the children of Israel to put out of…
Biblical Principle #114: Israel an Assembly of Nations
Biblical Principles List Principle God promised Israel would be an assembly of nations. Explanation After Jacob deceived his father, Isaac, to secretly obtain Esau’s blessing, Isaac and Rebekah sent Jacob to Rebekah’s family in Mesopotamia in order to escape Esau’s vengeance. 1 Now Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, saying, “You shall…
5 Simple Yet Powerful Lessons I Learned from My First Sermon
Last week Dad brought me the cassette tape pictured with this article. It contains the recording of my first ever sermon. The date was January 29, 1995, Mom’s birthday weekend. I was 14 years old. Fourteen! Looking back on that experience 21 years ago, as of this writing, and the month of preparation leading up…
The Origin of Christmas (How Christmas Became Popular)
How, exactly, did Christmas begin? A quick Internet search revealed 163 million hits about the origin of Christmas. While I admittedly didn’t take the time to look through 163 million links just now, I have yet to run across an article that neatly connects the dots of history from the apostolic age to the appearance of Christmas. So…
Why Do Christians Worship on Sunday?
Why do Christians worship on Sunday? It’s a simple question and there are a few reasons. Here are three basic reasons why Christians assemble together to worship on Sunday. Reason #1: Christians celebrate their belief that Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the first day of the week. Scripture says: 1 On the first…
How to Lead a Great Bible Class
What makes a Bible class great? What separates effective from ineffective Bible class teachers? Over the years, I’ve often asked myself and others these types of questions. I have publicly taught Bible classes for 20+ years and several years beyond that if I count private studies. While that length of time is not going to…
What Does the Bible Really Say about Homosexuality? (An honest, loving look at a controversial topic, from a Christian viewpoint)
When I initially wrote this post, Apple CEO Tim Cook had recently made headlines by publicly announcing that he was gay. For a variety of reasons, I previously had not written much on the subject of homosexuality here at chasingalion.com. Primarily, I felt that issues pertaining to homosexuality are clear, black-and-white matters in Scripture where there is…
Three Keys to Effective Church Meetings (How to Have Great Church Assemblies)
Today, our church had what I felt was a particularly good assembly. Considering some of our small group were absent, I found the feeling of its special effectiveness intriguing. In a small congregation, each person tends to be deeply valued and appreciated and, when they are absent, their absence tends to be more noticeable than…
