The phrase, “spew you out” in the question at hand came from the Book of Revelation. This is the full text: “To the angel in the church in Laodicea write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation: I know your deeds, that Read more about Will God Spew Out Lukewarm Christians?[…]
First let’s distinguish the fact that we can pray to God in any state we find ourselves in, even in the bathroom. The topic in issue is not about praying in the shower, it is about ritualistically stripping naked to pray. Some believe this makes a prayer potent, especially when it comes to invoking curses Read more about Is Praying Naked More Effective?[…]
One of the most fundamental questions in life is the simple question, What is it? It was a question that confronted the Israelites in the desert of Sin when God rained down angel food from Heaven. What is it they asked, hence the name manna. Manna means, What is it! The Church faces the same Read more about Citizen Action (Part 2)[…]
I am going to tell you a parable. I will facilitate the construction of the edifice of our instruction from an apologue. May the God who opens ears and eyes open our hearts and grant us comprehension. Story, story… There is a nation called Garinja. Some say it is the landmass composed of the remnant Read more about Citizen Action (Part 1)[…]
Last week we looked at a man’s primary responsibility in marriage – sacrificial love. The sacrificial love defines everything in the marriage. It defines responsibility, counters selfishness. We found instruction on the man’s role in marriage in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. In that letter, Paul details the mechanical engineering of marriage. (Genesis gives us Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 8): Submission[…]
Our modern rules of culture invariably intersect with the logic of the word of God. There’s always a raison d’être behind God’s injunctions. Everything is purposed, God is not random. And God deals in eternal principles. We deal in temporal realities. The things we ordinarily take for granted tend to have great significance and attract Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 7): The Love of a Man[…]
The Book of Genesis provides us foundational studies on the institution of marriage. It is the conceptual framework of the most fundamental institution on earth today. Marriage is. However, the MECHANICS of the marital institution and its elucidation are found in the writings of Apostle Paul. Paul wrote so much about love and marriage. Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 6): How Marriage Works[…]
Last week, we began to look at the subject of loneliness. In this message I’ll share general principles on dating and marriage – terms of engagement, if you will. But here’s an aside: As a general rule, don’t date someone you can’t marry. Apart from the possibility of an “accident,” which can get you stuck, Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 5): Terms of Engagement[…]
We shall be talking about loneliness in this message, and I’m sure you know it is a very germane subject. It often gets lost in the cracks of the edifice of marriage discussion, but every single grapples with loneliness. Except of course those super singles. But you know those are not really Earthlings. They originally Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 4): Loneliness[…]
This is part 3 of my series on marriage. To read parts 1 and 2, please begin here. The subject of this message is relationship and marriage. I treat relationship every Saturday with Jack & Jil, as you may know. It’s become a phenomenon. We’re now in 86 countries, and the blog reaches over two Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 3): Adam, Dating and Marriage[…]
We continue our series on The Marriage Issue. If you missed Part 1, please visit the Illuminare section of this website. Our interpretation of the vision of Adam that emerges in Genesis tends to be that of a Neanderthal or cave man. That interpretation is primarily based on this statement from scriptures: “And the man and Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 2): Matrimonial Test Tools[…]
One of the principles of hermeneutics is what is called The Law of First Mention. Hermeneutics is the study of the methodological principles of interpretation of scriptures. In simple terms, the law of first mention requires we go to that portion of scripture where a subject is first broached. This allows us to lay hold Read more about The Marriage Issue (Part 1): Adamic Neediness[…]