Sermons and Biblical Studies

The evidence for our New Testament writings is ever so much greater than the evidence for many writings of classical authors, the authenticity of which no one dreams of questioning. F.F. Bruce Ninety-Five Theses Martin Luther Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences commonly known as the 95 Theses Out of love and concern … Continue reading “NEW
TESTAMENT, RELIABILITY OF”

I have put a New Testament among your books … because it is the best book that ever was, or will be, known in the world; and because it teaches you the best lessons by which any human creature, who tries to be truthful and faithful to duty, can possibly be guided. Charles Dickens, when … Continue reading “NEW
TESTAMENT”

Do to others as you would have them do to you. The Bible, Luke 6:31 Is not reciprocity such a word [that can act as a rule for all life]? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. Confucius What you hate to suffer, do not do to anyone else. … Continue reading “NEIGHBOR,
LOVE FOR, AND THE “GOLDEN RULE””

The love of God is the first and great commandment. But love of our neighbor is the means by which we obey it. Since we cannot see God directly, God allows us to catch sight of him through our neighbor. By loving our neighbor we purge our eyes to see God. So love your neighbor … Continue reading “NEIGHBOR,
LOVE FOR, AND LOVE FOR GOD”

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door. Charles Dickens Those who do not love their neighbor abhor God. John of the Cross Do not waste your time bothering about whether you love your neighbor; act as if you did … When you are behaving as if you love someone, you will presently come … Continue reading “NEIGHBOR,
LOVE FOR”

O God, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need thee. John Donne

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. George Washington Carver It is a remarkable fact than no canonical writer has ever used Nature to prove God. Blaise Pascal Jesus taught men to see the operation of God … Continue reading “NATURE
AS REVEALING GOD”

For the atheist maintains that he sees nothing but contradictions in nature. He, therefore, rejects from his world of ideas any thought of a creator behind nature. However, we dare not forget that even the tiniest island of order in the largest sea of chaos demands a creator of that small remaining order. A.E. Wilder-Smith, … Continue reading “NATURE
AND BELIEF IN GOD”

The nations are as a drop of a bucket. The Bible, Isaiah 40:15 kjv By three things will a nation endure: truth, justice, and peace. Rabbinical saying

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are. Gore Vidal