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 […]
Here is an illustration that is so well thought out and so well illustrates the situation of God dealing with His people choosing the path of warfare that I have included it as it appears in the original publication. “Picture a smallish town located in an area where wild animals, such as bear, deer, mountain […]
There are numerous examples in scripture of God accommodating the needs, conditions and even the wishes of His people. In some cases, He even gave them things that were clearly not good for them. Why did He do that? God honors free will and He allows us to make our own decisions. Sometimes, only through […]
William Miller’s Rules of Interpretation These are not presented as though they were my rules but as an example to show that we should have an understanding that there are principles, that we should make an effort to understand and follow careful procedures in our study of God’s Word. Refer to the article Interpreting Scripture […]
A large part of the misunderstandings over the character of God issue come from the fact that some important principles of interpreting scripture are being neglected. In many cases (or quite possibly the vast majority), people are simply not aware of these potential problems. There were careful Bible students who worked out principles of interpretation […]
“[Charity or, better, agape love] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;” (1 Cor 13:5, King James Version) What does the old language in the King James Version “thinketh no evil” mean? Does it mean to never think of evil or to never think an evil […]
By Guest author Marilyn Campbell New light has shone upon us in these last days, revealing our beautiful God in such splendor as we have never before seen Him. Slowly but steadily, the Bible has released to our understanding its glorious light that God does not kill, murder or destroy. Only a few seemingly-contradictory Scriptures […]
God Himself said: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” (Isa 45:7) If God admits to creating evil, then we know who to blame for all the trouble in the world – or do we? Is it possible that the intent of […]
