What is God like? He is not a big, cuddly teddy bear. Nor is He an angry tyrant. He is not a soft pushover. Nor is He a vengeful bully. God is love, but He is also holy. He is totally pure and absolutely just. God has taken note of every sinful act and harsh […]
A water filter removes impurities from the water, making it cleaner. A water distiller removes the water from the impurities through evaporation, resulting in totally pure water. Religion tries to remove sin from the sinner. God’s justification removes the sinner from sin’s judgment by a divine payment and divine declaration. Read Romans 4:25. Transition As […]
29 November 2023 Lesson: 12 Numbers 18:25-19:22 The Failure of Israel in the Wilderness Once again, the main outline is from the Open Bible, slightly edited. Role of the Priests Levitical tithing instructions (18:25-32) The tithe was the first ten percent of the produce of the field and flock. However, the Levites had no […]
Presently, I am in the midst of a project that I have neglected for years. We have wanted to replace the old carpet in our spare bedroom with a floating floor. I recently got enough free flooring to do the job from someone who was removing it from their home. It is a good feeling […]
Martin and Gracia Burnham, American New Tribes missionaries, were celebrating their eighteenth wedding anniversary at the Dos Palmas Resort in the Philippines. Before daybreak on 27 May 2001, they, along with 18 other people, were abducted at gunpoint by Islamic terrorists. A few weeks later, four other captives were taken. The Abu Sayyaf demanded huge […]
22 November 2023 Lesson: 11 Numbers 17:1-18:24 The Failure of Israel in the Wilderness Once again, the main outline is from the Open Bible, slightly edited. Role of the Priests Aaronic priesthood confirmed (17:1-13). God commanded that the chief prince from each tribe bring his rod to Moses (17:2). These rods were dry walking […]
During my school years, I had a few friends, but I have lost contact with nearly all of them. I have kept in occasional contact with a couple of my Bible College friends. However, I developed a close friendship with a noteworthy friend during my second year of Bible college. We got to know each […]
If you lived before the death of Christ, every time you sinned, you were required to take a sacrificial animal to the temple to atone for your sin. While the blood of that animal would pay for that sin (Hebrews 9:13), it could not take away your sin (Hebrews 10:4). Each time in the future, […]
NUMBERS 8 November 2023 Lesson: 10 Numbers 16 The Failure of Israel in the Wilderness Once again, the main outline is from the Open Bible, slightly edited. Rebellion of Korah Korah’s gang rebelled against Moses and Aaron (16:1-14). The members of Korah’s gang included Dathan, Abiram, and On. Korah was of the tribe of […]
The primary purpose of a carpenter’s hammer is to pound in nails. However, a hammer has many other uses. It can pull nails, drive a chisel, flatten things, smash things, and persuade things. When Christ died on the cross for us, that too had multiple purposes, as we will see in Galatians 1:4. Transition By […]