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Heaping Coals of Fire

In Romans 12:20, we see the apostle Paul referencing Proverbs 25:21-22. In a modern Western way of thinking, the term "heap coals of fire on his head" gives me the idea that I'm exacting some type of vengeance or convicting with shame by being kind to people I don't...

Jesus and Failure and Betrayal

At my church we've been going through the book of Mark, and in the past few weeks we've been coming closer and closer to the cross. Jesus has just had His last meal with His disciples (which was something very important to both them and Jesus, even though the...

A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Working Together for Good

Not everything negative that happens to us is because of Satan. God very often uses uncomfortable and negative circumstances in our lives to point us where we need to be. For example, when the early church was started (see the book of Acts), it was mostly hanging...

Jews, Gentiles, and Church Ministry

Last night at church we had a Jewish pastor speak. He said some things that I didn't know needed to be said about church ministry to Jewish people, so I'm going to write about it. I'll start with this: Romans 1:16 says the Gospel is for both the Jew and the Gentile...

Reading the Bible Properly

How to approach the Bible properly for reading and studying has come to my mind again lately. Sometimes what we'll do is come to the Bible with a preconceived notion or belief, then find parts of the Bible that support that idea. Sometimes we teach that way, too, but...

No One Like God

In Isaiah 46 God is making a comparison between Himself and the idols of the people around His chosen people, which had become idols that His chosen people adopted as their own gods. God points out that those idols must be carried around by people, but when it comes...

More Interesting Word Pairings

I've shared like this before in Interesting Word Pairings, and I have a few more. Joyful Seriousness Serious Joyfulness Amazing Grace Mercy-Struck Boundless Love Terrible Goodness Humbly Bold Boldly Humble

Notes on Church

First, I'd like to define what a church is: a local assembly of believers in Jesus Christ. For a little bit about why a local assembly and it's regular assemblage is important, see A Few Things on Church. Now for the rest of what I want to say about church, from the...