False religion does not necessarily omit the name of Jesus. Nor does it necessarily toss away the Holy Bible. Rather than meet the Holy Lord in this life, most men will gladly receive a likeness of His fruit in His people. They call them holy doings. They call His words holy words. But they often … Continue reading
God Does See
We teach the child to tell the truth. Later we will punish him for speaking too loudly about the only One who is true. How very curious. We send the child to church to learn to do what is right, while we sit at home nursing a hangover. How very curious. Do we think the … Continue reading
Apparent Folly
8 “Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” He thought to himself, “he is weak I will corrupt him.” But he did not know the … Continue reading
The Now
I have seen it in others. I have seen it in myself. God grants success in a situation and we come to believe that the means he used is sufficient for every day. So we contrive a framework to put his means on display. We say, “This is what is prescribed for every condition.” Thus … Continue reading
A bump in the land
Let us gather together to build a mound. Let us amass all our knowledge regarding God. Summon all the men who have understood, to be gathered together and place what they know, to build this mound. Let us reach to antiquity and to the coming of our Lord. Gather all that is cherished. When the … Continue reading
From death to birth
The Lord is utterly unlike man. There is an “other” who is the inverse of the living God. If God is not utterly unlike man, yet has spoken that his son will be the Son of Man, what is the disparity between the living God and this “other”? It is true that the Lord’s children … Continue reading
