No matter how many times I read the Book of Job, and as much as I might understand it on an intellectual level, there’s something about it that fundamentally bothers me. How could God treat someone who has lived as faithfully as a person could possibly live, like He does? It doesn’t seem fair.

It is imperative for all of us to approach the Scriptures with much humility and willingness to learn something new.

The original mandate for the Israelites from God had been to drive the Canaanites out of the promised land but within perhaps as little as a generation or two after entering the land, the opposite had sadly taken place.

The Book of Revelation is filled with frightening pictures, isn’t it?

There are a number of ways we can grow weary.  The most common and obvious is physical—if we exert ourselves hard enough for long enough, we will get tired.  After we tire, we can keep going for a while, but eventually if we keep pressing we’ll get to a point where our reserves are exhausted and we collapse. But of course physical weariness isn’t the only kind.

Quick:  Form a picture in your mind of Jesus.

Psalm 10 seems particularly appropriate to my mental state right now.  It is a treatise on “the wicked”. 

One of the most challenging things to do when studying the Bible is reading it without bias. An intellectually honest person will admit that they have biases and tend to filter their Bible reading through a particular lens.

We have shown that the teaching about Hades and Abraham’s Bosom is not biblical but rather stems from contemporary Jewish superstition.

The article that follows is from a dear brother who exemplified being a true, virtuous husband to his wife. Through extremely difficult conditions for many years, he was a living demonstration of care and love. I am honored to share his article. Editor

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