In Romans 12, the apostle Paul uses a very intriguing word in his introduction to the practical matters related to God’s righteousness.

What is the blessing promised to Abraham in Genesis 12? Just about the first thing God says to Abraham is that He will bless him, “I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” (Gen. 12:2).

In today’s reading from Jeremiah 17, we have that well-known verse about the deceitfulness of the human heart – “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (v9).

When “Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’” (Matt. 27:46) on the cross, why did some of them think that Jesus was calling for Elijah? – “This man is calling Elijah.” (v47)?

Jesus was willing to lose everything in this world for the sake of you and me. When we face temptation or trials, what do we do about it? The example of Christ is to keep relying on the voice of God and the ministry of angels. Even if everyone else forsakes us, God never will

In this section we will discuss the methods they use to remove God (to replace Him with an idol). Christ says “You will know [these ravenous wolves in sheep’s clothing] by their fruits (Mat. 7:16).”  These “fruits” include deception, hijacking, manufactured consensus, demoralization, and degradation.

Jeroboam was a revolutionary who styled himself as one who “sticks up” for his fellows. (1 Kgs 12). Recall that King Solomon, during his many building projects, progressively oppressed the people of Israel through taxation and forced labor.

In the previous article, we suggested that the Tower of Babel is being rebuilt before our eyes. Nebuchadnezzar’s image is standing tall, with Babylon as its golden head.  Our world resembles the Babylon of Revelation 18 more with each passing day. 

When our Lord returns, we’re going to stand before his judgment-seat.

Sis. Kate Russell (Verdugo Hills) shares with us this touching story that reminds us of one of the foundational aspects of our religion – the care of those most in need.

It’s probably a good thing we don’t know the precise time when Jesus will return. Understanding human nature, we would delay as long as we could before getting ourselves ready.

To be “gods among men” requires a “pyramid” scheme with servants cooperating below. Picture the feudal system: serfs at the bottom, landowners under knights under the lords, with clergy then Pope and King at the top. Egypt and Rome were similar, with “god” rulers at the top, and slaves below. We might think that no ruler would believe in such fantasy nowadays, but consider French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron, who...