Tag: peace

Biblical Principle #221: Israel’s Peace Offerings
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave specific instructions regarding peace offerings. Explanation Here are the instructions GOD gave to Israel through Moses in the Law about peace offerings. Cattle 1 ‘Now if his gift for the Lord should be a peace offering, and if he should offer it from the…
July 8, 2023
Biblical Principle #156: God Commanded Israel to Make No Treaties
Biblical Principles List Principle God commanded Israel to make no treaties with other nations in Canaan. Explanation When Moses was upon Mount Sinai receiving the second set of stone tablets, GOD instructed: 10 The Lord then said to Moses, “Behold, I am establishing a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do marvels…
August 27, 2022
Biblical Principle #79: God Oversees All Nations
Biblical Principles List Principle God oversees all nations (and keeps wickedness in check). Explanation GOD oversees and interacts with humanity at multiple levels. We have previously established that GOD is just, hates sin, and that all sin must be punished. At the individual level, GOD watches our lives, recording our actions in His books (see…
August 14, 2021
Can GOD Heal My Broken Relationship? (Hope for the brokenhearted)
Ever found yourself facing a relationship that seems hopelessly broken? Yeah, me too. I want to share a Scripture with you to give you hope that GOD is able to heal your broken relationship.
January 26, 2016
The Christian’s Attitude Towards Government (How Christians should think, speak and act towards government)
I have a confession. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2015 that states could not forbid homosexual “marriage,” I was pretty despondent. I struggled with my attitude. When I heard that the Texas state government had stood up in resistance to this judgment, my heart was glad. (“GOD bless Texas!”) Then, when I…
July 31, 2015
Easter and the Observing of Days (reminders for those who observe holidays and those who don’t)
This week, I’m going to take a bit of a detour from the railroad we’ve been traveling with some posts focused upon Jesus’ death and His memorial which we call the Lord’s Supper (or the Eucharist for some). As I prepare to publish this post, it’s Easter week. Easter means it’s spring time. The temperature…
March 17, 2013
The Cost of Following Jesus (Loving GOD More than Friends and Family)
Jesus clearly stated, repeatedly, that there is a price to be paid for following Him. He told His disciples: 18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to…
February 21, 2013
Guard Your Heart (The Sin of Cursing)
In the post entitled “Guard Your Heart (Be Careful How You Talk),” we looked at how our speech is determined by our thoughts and that, if we want to make our speech more Christ-like, then we must make our thoughts more Christ-like. Today, I want to look at another aspect of our speech: cursing. Yesterday,…
February 9, 2013
6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Our Pets (How Your Animal Can Make You a Better Person)
As I’m writing this, my family is in the midst of grieving the loss of our fourteen-and-a-half year-old cat we affectionately named Luckie Bear. Luckie had been sick for several weeks and we feared the worst. After multiple trips to the vet, and several medicines and shots, we reached the difficult conclusion that his time…
January 25, 2013
December 19 – 2 Timothy: Paul’s Final Letter
Reading 2 Tim. 1:1-4:22 Devotional It seems that Paul was once again arrested and had to stand trial, and was apparently sentenced to death as a result of his defense of the gospel. Secular history affirms that Paul died a martyr’s death (a martyr is someone who is killed for a cause—in this case, for…
December 18, 2011