Tag: truth
As I listened (yes, listened) to Revelation 20:7-15 this morning the following verse stood out to me— And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Revelation 20:10 (NIV) Hell—the lake of burning sulfur, fire and brimstone—is a touchy subject. It raises the temperature in the room and comes with all kinds of potentially dangerous emotional baggage. As a preacher, it causes me to pause and seriously think about what I want to say.…
In this world, knowledge is often associated with the sciences; truth a subjective matter, dependant upon one’s perceptions. It seems ironic then, how we claim to know truth through the sciences, yet deny the truth of life. Arguments will abound at such a statement, but if truth is not objective, then neither are the sciences from which “truth” stems. …for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; for receiving instruction in prudent behaviour, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young… — Proverbs 1:2-4…
Cover to Cover Reading: Psalms 9-17 Focus: Psalm 15 The beauty of the psalms is the reflection of the psalmist’s heart. There are times when there is a deep sense of praise and worship, then there are times of great sadness and remorse. Here, in this psalm, we find a psalm of hope and exhortation. It is a psalm which reflects upon the desire to live in the presence of God. It is also a exhortatory psalm, encouraging and challenging those who hear it to pursue the life of righteousness.
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Samuel 3:19-7:17 Focus: 1 Samuel 5:1-5 It is somewhat difficult to apprehend how people see the truth before their very eyes and still refuse to accept the truth before them. We live in a world that is slowly decaying and being destroyed by our way of life, yet there are still people who refuse to believe that we are doing any serious damage. We live in a world where in some countries, the stories of genocide, war, conquest are suppressed from being revealed. We live in a world where slave labour, child prostitution and pornography,…
