Sermons and Biblical Studies

Gas Mileage According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every … Continue reading “Boasting”

The Sufficient Blood His blood is so sufficient He tells us in His word On the mercy seat in heaven It was put there by our Lord. It stops the accuser of the brethren As he walks before the throne Our God just points to the blood And Satan knows He cares for His own. … Continue reading “Blood of Christ”

Developmental Windows In his brilliant new book, Catching the Light, quantum physicist Arthur Zajoc writes of what he describes as the “entwined history of light and mind” (correctly described by one admirer as the “two ultimate metaphors of the human spirit”). For our purposes, his initial chapter is most helpful. From both the animal and … Continue reading “Blindness”

The Doughnut As a minister was addressing a group of men, he took a large piece of paper and made a black dot in the center of it with a marking pen. Then he held the paper up before the group and asked them what they saw. One person quickly replied, “I see a black … Continue reading “Blessing, Blessings”

One Liners •      People who are out to find fault seldom find anything else. •      Don’t find fault, find a remedy. •      “I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary Christian.” – George Whitefield Sources unknown Center Field In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: “John Killinger tells about the manager of a … Continue reading “Blame”

Mississippi Spurning A good bit of one-upmanship has transpired over the years between Trent Lott and Thad Cochran, the two Mississippians in this week’s showdown for Bob Dole’s job as Senate majority leader. But as Jackson columnist Bill Minor notes, their rivalry pales when compared with a feud waged six decades ago by two other … Continue reading “Bitterness”

Resource •      J.B. Lightfoot, Philippians, Zondervan, p. 181ff

Resource •      Studies in Theology, James Denney, Hodder & Stoughton, 1895, p. 202, "Holy Scripture"

Resource •      Perspectives on Evangelical Theology, K. Kantzer, S. Gundry, Baker, 1979. •      The Future of Biblical Theology, G.F. Hasel, p. 179.

Pious Obstinancy In the year A. D. 303, the roman Emperor Diocletian issued a decree which he hoped would extinguish the spreading flames of Christianity. One of his primary objectives was the seizure and destruction of the Christian Scriptures. Later that year, officials enforced the decree in North Africa. One of the targets was Felix, … Continue reading “Bible (value of)”