Tag: obedience
Biblical Principle #226: Sabbath Rest for Land
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God told Israel to let the land rest every seventh year. There was to be no sowing, harvesting, or pruning vineyards. Explanation GOD said to Moses: 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel and say…
Biblical Principle #171: God Knows Those Who are His
Biblical Principles List Principle God knows those who are His, and He brings them to Himself. Explanation After GOD sentenced Israel to 40 years of wandering, certain leaders among the Levites began to feel that Moses and Aaron were improperly and selfishly elevating themselves above the rest of Israel. Chief among these people was a…
Biblical Principle #140: At Sinai, Israel Promised to Obey God
Biblical Principles List Principle At Mount Sinai, Israel promised to obey God. Explanation After GOD finished instructing Moses at the camp of Mount Sinai, Israel reaffirmed their commitment to obey GOD: 1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,…
Biblical Principle #72: Faith is Necessary to Please God
Biblical Principles List Principle Faith is necessary to please God. Explanation The Bible asserts that faith is necessary to please GOD: 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 NIV We…
Today My Son Became GOD’s Son (Celebrating my son becoming a Christian)
It’s been a crazy week. Four people I know died, including my grandfather. My grandfather, who we affectionately called Papa, was 86 years old. He battled congestive heart failure and a host of other issues over the past few years and his body finally gave out. He and my grandmother were married for 68 years.…
The Joy of Your Child Being Saved (Proud parent moment)
Yesterday, I had the unsurpassable joy of baptizing my daughter Ashlyn into Jesus. The joy I feel is difficult to describe. When I awoke yesterday morning, I had no idea that it would be one of the best days of my life, all because of two events: Ashlyn is a kind, loving and thoughtful child.…
How Can I Know if I’m Saved?
“How can I know if I am saved?” There is perhaps no more important question. Ultimately, the only opinion that truly matters is GOD’s, for He is our Creator, Sustainer and Judge. So we shall look to Him for answers. Here are three simple, yet weighty questions a person should ask themselves when trying to…
You Have Heard #7 (How we often live out 1 John 1:5-7)
This is the 7th passage in “You Have Heard,” where we facetiously edit a Scripture to make it read like we often tend to live it out in our lives. In this post, we examine John’s instructions regarding the essentiality of disciples obeying Jesus: 5 This is the message we have heard from him our…
If I (Only) Had 5 Minutes With You
Suppose for a moment that you had a captive audience with any living human on the planet that you didn’t already know. If you had five uninterrupted minutes—but only five minutes—with them where they would listen to anything you had to say, what would you say to them? Here is what I would like to say:…