A lot of the reason Ecclesiastes is considered to be pessimistic is because so much of life is bad. It is trying. It is difficult, painful, and sometimes just downright scary for the population of this world. Now consider Solomon …
A major purpose of this series has been to describe how praying always reaches into every corner of our Christian lives. God gives us this tool so that we can be in constant contact with Him and bring every thought into captivity, under …
We should not confine the giving of thanks to a single day of the year, but express it continually—in fact, every time we come before God in prayer. Thanksgiving is a vital part of a Christian's praise and worship of God both publicly …
(15) Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. (17) And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
I John 2:15-17 warns us that there is a profound gulf between the Father and the world, and that a Christian is faced with making a choice between them. Spiritually, morally, and ethically, Christianity does not allow for neutrality. …
Strategies for Interfacing with Babylon without Becoming Assimilated (Part Four)
Strategies for Interfacing with Babylon without Becoming Assimilated (Part Five)
Some have questioned Christians keeping Thanksgiving because of information on the Internet. The concern is that it stemmed from paganism, and thus, a member of God's church should not observe it. True, pagan peoples in the past have given thanks to their gods for their crops and herds, ascribing great powers to their deities that really belong to the true God. Does this mean that, just because pagans were thankful to idols, we should not be thankful for all that the great God has provided us? Should we not show gratitude for our liberties and the seemingly limitless bounty we have? If we …
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