Obedience is an essential part of what it means to belong and is tied to the things we worship. We obey the rules of our tribal gods in order to keep our place in the tribe. Not belonging is an awful business and so, under the threat of exclusion, we are prepared to make all … [Read more...] about The Sin of Obedience
#18 A House for My Name – OT Survey
The man we meet in the Garden of Eden was a babe. The fruit he ate was good, but Adam was just not ready for it. By the time we get to the Son of David, it looks like man has finally grown up and is ready to take, eat and govern what God has given him. That's Solomon, and as … [Read more...] about #18 A House for My Name – OT Survey
A Simple Faith
The Christian faith is not a complicated faith. Repent and believe the Gospel, that your sins may be blotted out and times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:19-20). Believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead and in so doing, washed away all your … [Read more...] about A Simple Faith
#17 A Man Called David – OT Survey
In the first part of David's life, Samuel anoints David as King followed by David spending the next 10 years fleeing from Saul. Like the Greater Son of David, King David undergoes humiliation before his exaltation. In the second part of David's life we are invited to look at … [Read more...] about #17 A Man Called David – OT Survey
This Fruit Stinketh to High Heaven
Would you agree to the murder of one person if it meant saving a nation? This is the ethical dilemma often defended by the well-known statement, "the end justifies the means." Attributed to the 19th-century Russian revolutionary Sergey Nechayev, the saying basically means that … [Read more...] about This Fruit Stinketh to High Heaven