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Category Archives: Sin
The Church’s First Martyr
I take no pleasure in reporting that much of what a lot of Christians believe about God really doesn’t stand up to the test of scripture. “God wouldn’t let me remain sick.” Tell that to Trophimus (2 Timothy 4:19). “God … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Christ's Death, Church, Death, Faithfulness, God's Will, God's Work, Heaven, Ministry, Obedience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Sickness, Sin, Suffering, The Old Testament Law, Trials
Tagged misconceptions about God, Stephen being stoned, Stephen's defense, the first Christian martyr, wrong things Christians believe about God
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The First Church Scandal
I don’t care how smoothly a church is humming along, it isn’t immune from scandal. The problem is that people can’t help but be people. They are sin-marred individuals who are card-carrying members of a sin-married race. Sin is in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Adultery, Alcohol, Backsliding, Church, Deacons, God's Judgment, Holiness, Hypocrisy, Ministry, Money, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Sin, Temptation, The Depravity of Man, The Holy Spirit
Tagged every Christian is a walking civil war, For what I will to do that I do not do, the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, the sin of Ananias and Sapphira, what I hate I do, Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira?
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A Lesson Samuel Didn’t Learn
Of all of Israel’s great spiritual leaders, none rises any higher than Samuel. He was a prophet. He was a priest. He was the last of Israel’s Judges, the series of men who led the nation before its time of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Fatherhood, God's Work, Husbands, Leadership, Marriage, Ministry, Motherhood, Parenting, Sin, Youth
Tagged Hannah dedicating Samuel to God, Hophni and Phinehas, Israel's high priest Eli, learning from the mistakes of a previous generation, lost men in the ministry, Samuel's circuit as judge, the death of Eli, the Philistines capturing the Ark of the Covenant, the tabernacle at Shiloh, those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it, unsaved men in the ministry, Were Hophni and Phinehas lost?, Were Hophni and Phinehas saved?, Why did Israel want a king?
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An Important Reminder About Hurricanes
We cancelled services yesterday at Oak Grove Baptist Church because of the threat of flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The forecast was for our Nebo, N.C., area to receive 6 to 12 inches of rain, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Return, Creation, Death, Demons, Eternity, God's Timing, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Prophecy, Restoration, Satan, Sin, The Depravity of Man, The Devil
Tagged Adam's world before sin, book The Genesis Record, death toll from Hurricane Florence, Did it rain before Noah's flood?, Does God cause hurricanes?, Dr. Henry Morris, God's plan to restore all things, Hurricane Florence, the firmament, What was the world like before sin?
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A Fresh Word From God
Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. (1 Samuel 3:1, N.K.J.V.) The Hebrew word translated as “widespread revelation” in this verse … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Confession, Counsel, Disobedience, God's Will, Greed, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Repentance, Restoration, Sex, Sin
Tagged a time when God wasn't speaking, Eli a failure as a father, Hophni and Phinehas were unbelievers, the Hebrew word hazon, the meaning of Proverbs 29:18, the word of the Lord was precious in those days, the word of the Lord was rare in those days, where there is no vision the people perish, why you can't hear God's voice
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