6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these things as […]
I suppose there are thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of vocational possibilities. The job market is flooded with all kinds of opportunities. Some are noble jobs, jobs for the benefit of society. Some are detrimental to society. Not all positions with the highest salaries are noble and uplifting for mankind. In past generations, the ministry […]
According to Genesis 1:30, when the human race was created, God gave them “every green herb” for food. In fact, all creatures ate only herbs or vegetables. Meat was not in the diet at that time. In Genesis 9:3 the Scripture states, “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the […]
Marriage is the most intimate and most serious of human relations. It is God’s plan for the welfare of mankind. When God brought Eve to Adam, he said, “For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife” (Genesis 2:24). The word cleave in this text means “to […]
Contentment is a wonderful attitude to maintain. At the same time, lethargy is a curse. Lethargy means “I do not care, whatever happens, is okay.” We somehow have to get into balance the idea of aggressiveness and contentment. What we really need is to capture the thought, Be all you can be where you are. […]
1 Corinthians 7:10-16 In every man and every woman, God has planted the desire to mate. It takes twelve or more years for children to develop sexually and generally much longer to mature emotionally. The proper sexual relation at physical and emotional maturity is between male and female, and it needs to be controlled. Of […]
Marriage is the first human relationship recorded in the Bible. It is found in the second chapter of the first book of the Bible. The Lord God knew that one lone man was socially incomplete. Of all the animals Adam had named, none was found to be his equal. He needed someone unique to stand […]
We are in an era of great trauma, particularly in the ethical field. Definitions of ethics are critical, especially today. The history of our country has a different record, however. A couple of centuries ago the great New England theologian Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon entitled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” He […]
It is quite obvious to every observer that we live in an orderly universe. While there may be occasions of unusual circumstances like the weather, yet the universe is orderly. So too the human family is to be orderly. In the days of Noah, God established human government. He said man is responsible for man’s […]
What does it involve to be a Christian? Is it possible to live right in a society that is largely wrong? By what standards are we to assess conditions? Some years ago a well-noted Episcopal theologian, standing on the platform of a college in Pennsylvania, made this statement: “There is no rule book.” So he […]
