Category: Bible

The Epistle reading is:  Col 2:13-20 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to…

The Gospel reading for today is Luke 12:16-21. Luke 12:16-21 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I…

The daily reading today is here. What impressed me from today’s epistle reading is that there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile. All are one in the Church. Rom 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon…

Sign of the end? Matt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Fulfilled in the time of Paul Col 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the…

Someone else put it better than I did/could: A forgiving person is ready to forgive and desires that the scenario for forgiveness to take place will develop in time. One who has been wronged can learn to still be considerate and compassionate ( that is the fruit of love) when true repentance has not taken…

Mat 18:23-35 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his…

I think it will be a relief to many people to understand that God doesn’t ask them to forgive those who have abused them. It’s good news. Of course it’s bad news to the dispensers of religious tradition who think they can control people by keeping them under a guilt trip telling them that about…

Someone asked me to summarize my theology of forgiveness. We need to forgive people who are truly ignorant of their sins. If someone repents we are obligated to forgive them. Repentance includes sorrow, restoration, recompense. If someone does not repent, we are obliged to confront and rebuke them. If someone refuses to repent after confrontation,…

If you are to always to forgive then why does the Scripture say: John 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.  That doesn’t fit at all with the unilateral forgiveness paradigm. Why doesn’t the church just always forgive if that’s really the…

Someone quotes (as they always do when discussing the subject of forgiveness)  this passage: Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Yes, I agree 100% with what Eph. ch 4:32 says. But, do you see what it says? If we…

“I was forgiven BEFORE I repented.” Not exactly. If you were, then you would not need to receive it. “The penalty/debt was paid and justice was met at the Cross.” True. “I simply need to receive that forgiveness.” If I offer you a dollar and you refuse to take the dollar, who has the dollar?…

1Ti 5:3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.1Ti 5:4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.1Ti 5:5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in…

1Ti 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. Gal 4:16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

2Th 3:10-14 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus…

I’ve been following a thread on PP where a select group of passages were presented allegedly on the Biblical view of immigration. All of the passages were against oppression of resident aliens (KJV uses the word “sojourners” to describe them). Here’s the passages listed in the post: “He executes justice for the fatherless and the…

I used to think that Jesus was in favor of self defense using deadly weapons under certain conditions Luke 22:36 Then said he [Jesus] unto them [His disciples], But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and…