There are hints in the Bible that the God who interacted with people in much of Old Testament history was actually Yahshua, Jesus, the Son of God and not Yahweh, the Father. For example: “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock […]
Could how we see ourselves affect our concept of God’s character? How much time do you spend looking in the mirror? I’m not talking about the physical mirror you might use to check that you are presentable in the morning. Rather, I am talking about how much you focus on yourself and the character image […]
The Bible speaks of God’s vengeance but we know that God’s ways are not our ways. We always have to carefully examine scripture, look at word meanings and compare with the life and teachings of Jesus who is our only perfect example. I found the following to be an excellent article on vengeance. This is […]
Ananias and Sapphira are often referred to as evidence that God actually kills people directly. But did God actually kill them? It is a serious thing to falsely charge someone with taking the life of another. Let’s take a look – a careful look – at the account and consider the possibilities: “But a certain […]
The death of King Herod is described in the Bible: “And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the […]
“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from […]
A good article by Emmanuel Eshun showing how violence leads to further violence and does not follow the principles of God’s government. The Law of The Sword: Small Violence ÷ Bigger Violence = Huge Violence Violence, force and compelling power never establishes peace, it only hides the rebellion. It beats the rebellion into the shadows […]
I very much appreciated this good explanation of the topic of justice in the Bible by David Lorencin and, with permission, am including it here. – Ray When examining the topic of justice, it is helpful if we start from a definition of justice. Here is a definition offered by an English dictionary: “Justice […]
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they […]
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;” (Exo 20:5) It sounds like God, in such cases, would be exacting extreme revenge […]