Today’s Word
Divine Put-Downs
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 Makes Himself – One more look at this verse is probably all we can take for the moment. But one more look is quite revealing. The Greek word used here is kathistatai. It means “to set in…
Thought Control
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 Wishes – “But, I’m not a friend of the world!” you complain. “This scripture isn’t about me. I believe in Jesus.” Well, maybe we need to carefully examine the Greek here. The translation “wishes” doesn’t exactly capture…
Selling St. Peter’s
And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer;’ but you are making it a robbers’ den.” Matthew 21:13 Robbers’ – The Vatican is perhaps the most overwhelming monument in the world to the power of Christianity. Just standing in the square in front of St. Peter’s…
Divine Equality
For there is no partiality with God. Romans 2:11 Partiality – “All men are created equal.” How we love to tout that principle of democracy. Of course, how we are created apparently has almost nothing to do with how we are treated for the rest of life. All men might be created equal, but as…
The Good Life
but glory and honor and peace to every man who does good, to the Jew and also to the Greek Romans 2:10 Does Good – Do you want honor and glory and peace? Do you want these more than you want a better job, a bigger house and prestige within your community? Do you want…
Piggy Bank
But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Romans 2:5 Storing Up – God is an accountant. Did you forget that? Did you think that because Jesus died on the cross, God threw away the…
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