Years ago, I tried to encourage a man in the church to not give up. I encouraged him to keep trying to overcome sin and not allow himself to become spiritually lukewarm. He had extensive knowledge of the historical content of the Bible, …
Historians commonly refer to the twentieth century as the American Century, mostly due to the overwhelming might of the United States military and its ever-increasing potential to impact the global geopolitics of the day. Prior to World …
King Jehoash (or Joash) of the southern kingdom of Judah did what was right in God's sight, but only while Jehoiada the priest was alive. Though his reign was not one of terror or debauchery, and though, overall, he surpassed his …

(12) "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD:
"You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
(13) You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
(14) "You were the anointed cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
(15) You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.
(16) "By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.
(17) "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.
We should never underestimate Satan's power nor his hatred for God and man. He surreptitiously broadcasts his evil, spiritual intents into our minds, subtly working to turn each member of the “little flock” away from God …
Jesus Christ’s teaching in Matthew 11:16-19 expresses a deep emotional appeal, centered around a cry from the children for an audience: But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, and saying: We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not lament. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon.” The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” But wisdom is justified …
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