Avoid all extremes? Isn’t faith demonstrated by being extreme? Is it bad to be extremely good? Extremely righteous? What does the Bible mean when it tells us to avoid over righteousness and over wickedness? Are all extremes bad? Even extremely good is bad?
That God can’t find you and me? Omniscient all knowing God can’t find us? Omnipresent God, ever present anywhere and everywhere can’t find us? Where is this that God can’t find us? When even God can’t find us anywhere?
If the truth could speak, what will it say about you? The Bible tells us that the truth spoke and still speaks? How does the truth speak? What will the truth say about me?
If God the Son (Jesus Christ) is inferior to God the Father, it has very serious implications to the entire teachings of the Christian faith. In fact it may imply the end of christianity as we know it. Is Jesus God? What about Bible texts that suggest that God the Father is greater than Jesus?
This text has been used to wrongly interpret scripture. Some people have concluded that the seven days creation actually took seven thousand years because one day is equal to a thousand years. What does this text mean?
As we take the oath of office we swear. We also swear when angry. We also swear in our day to day talk. We also swear during baptism and marriage, yet the Bible tells us, do not swear! What does it mean…
What does it mean to greet one another with a holy kiss? Was this a real kiss or something with a spiritual meaning? Was it a real kiss? What does it mean to us to greet one another with a holy kiss?
One of the local comedians once joked and said Christians are not civilized and they have bad behavior. The reason is they read letters intended for other people. The comedian wondered, if you are not Romans, why are you reading the letter to the Romans? Isn’t that uncivilized bad behavior? Look at our text today… Learn from your letter and from their letter!
A stand is a firm wrestling position. A stand is your battle front. A stand is your fighting position. A stand is the basis of your argument. A stand is your launching pad. You can’t do much without a stand!