There are some that, for one reason or another, will attempt to bind an Old Testament law to us and they will often use Matthew 5:17 to do so. It is remarkable that this is so because we can see in Hebrews 8:7-13 where the writer has been inspired to remind us that the old covanant “waxeth aged” and “is nigh unto vanishing away.” Further, Paul reminds us in Galatians 5:2-4 that if we choose to follow any of the old law then we must follow the whole old law. Considering some of the laws the Jews were required to follow in…
Filed under: Butch Adams, Doctrine on September 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Does a person’s outward appearance necessarily always indicate who they are on the inside? On the one hand, what a person wears does say something about a person. When you see a person in military uniform at the local mall, you immediately know that person is in the armed forces, and you can tell almost immediately in what particular military branch they serve. Furthermore, the way people generally dress who live in an urban area as opposed to the attire of those who live…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on September 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” – Revelation 12:11
Many inspiring accounts exist of those who held stalwart to their faith during the period of the Roman persecution of Christians from the first century and thereafter. There are also stirring stories of those who held fast their faith at other periods as well.
Filed under: Devotional, Michael Carter on September 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
My children and I recently paid a visit to the Peaks of Otter in order to try our hand at fishing in Abbot Lake. Abbot Lake sits at the feet of Sharp Top and Flat Top at the Peaks of Otter. While there, I took time to glance up at those two peaks, and I pondered on the role they played in the building of the Washington Monument.
Thomas Jefferson once wrote that he thought that these peaks were the…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on September 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
A guaranteed investment? Stock that doesn’t fail? A savings plan that can not deteriorate? Can there truly be such a thing?
These days, our eyes and ears are filled with terrible news regarding the American economy. The car radio fills us with gloom as we drive about our daily tasks. Newspapers advertise terrible times, and warn of worse to come. Television economists & pundits advise us that America is headed towards another “Great Depression” if we don’t act immediately. The Executive branch of our government is taking severe action to shore up Wall Street. Can there be hope for our financial stability? Can…
Filed under: Uncategorized on September 26th, 2008 | No Comments »
