Creed or Conditions

“And it shall be, if you truly heed the voice of the LORD your God to keep to do all His commands that I charge you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.”  Deuteronomy 28:1  Robert Alter All His commands – Keep them all!  That’s the…

Fear of Dying

“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4  NIV No more death – Are you afraid to die?  Before you answer with the “hoped-for next world eternal existence of the soul” paradigm, remember that dying…

Absolute Relativity

You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2  NASB Not add/ nor take away – How flexible are your ethics?  Do you hold hard and fast to your own moral commandments?  Are…