The heathen hunches over a block of wood. He whittles out a grotesque figure about two feet tall. Then he falls down and worships it. We call that an idol, and spell his god with a small “g.”
How Big Is God?
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Category Archives: Issue 49
The Devil Made Me Do It?
The sleek red sports car zoomed around me then slid to a screeching halt at the traffic light ahead. As I drove up behind, full-volume rock music blasted my eardrums.
Divine Holiness
Based on actual experiences
John and Deborah (not their real names) listened attentively as the guest speaker spoke from the Bible. He read from Mark 10: 2-12. He emphasized the fact that Jesus came to restore the original design of marriage that God designed at Creation. Jesus taught that marriage is the joining of heart and hand of one man and one woman in a oneflesh relationship until the death of one or the other. Breaking that bond by either party and marrying another is adultery.
Genesis and the Church’s Theology
Did you ever hear someone reflect on the vast wealth of another and say, “If I had his money, I could throw mine away”? Sadly, much of the church has thrown away the authority of Scripture on the assumption that the “wealth” of scientific evidence disproves the human need of God as Creator.
Heretical Reasoning-The Da Vinci Code
“There be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ” (Galatians 1:7)
The latest piece of presumed “superior scholarship” defaming God, His Christ, and the Bible, is a movie released last summer called the Da Vinci Code. The book version has been on the New York Times best-seller list since its release in 2003. The reception of such heresy in our society is revealing—it is also a best-seller in 150 other countries. The book defames Jesus’ character and says Mary Magdalene bore children to Him. It says Jesus never intended to be God and accuses the disciples of cover-up plots to make Jesus look divine. The Bible is accused of having “glaring historical discrepancies and fabrications.” The book is fiction but conveys an aura of factuality. A statement in the beginning of the book says, “Fact: All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.”
“Peace on Earth”
“I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”
And that message of hope at the birth of Christ hasn’t faded into oblivion with the march of the centuries. That Light, that Hope, that Peace still shines brightly after twenty centuries!
What Does It Mean to Repent?
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19).