I think we must be careful about stating how God does things. A general answer is, “The way He wants to.” And, let’s face it: In the face of a lack of specific instructions, a general answer is required. The “one man rule” types always fall back on how God…
In Part 10, we saw that Christians will fight in a war. However, it will truly be a “war to end all wars”. That war will be necessary because it will only be by great power and great might that the armies of this world will put down their weapons…
Hello, Mr Irony here again. Today, we are going to discuss how to select your church leader according to the example of the Bible. After all, we need to make sure that we do “God’s Government” right. Never mind that His Kingdom is not of the world or even here…
Today, Dr Robert Thiel published “UCG News: Some Negative Trends”. Once again, he takes the opportunity to take potshots at UCG in various forms, making sure to use the word “Laodicea” more than once yet again. However, he makes a good point about the amount being spent on the web. …
I am always amazed at the willingness for people to take verses out of context in order to justify their positions. How often then do they stretch it to the breaking point to another logical fallacy? Before I launch into what fruit is not, perhaps first I should give you…
James Malm of The Shining Light website and blog seems to be having a field day with United Church of God’s (UCG) problems in Latin America. Specifically, he charges Dennis Luker, the new president, with: This message is equating loyalty to the corporate entity with loyalty to God. Sorry, but…
Jesus came and turned the idea of leadership on its head. The greatest Leader of us all tells us: 25And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26But ye shall not be so: but…
44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to…
Not that long ago, I was listening to the Daily Audio Bible reading about the story of Jehu. He was anointed by one of the prophets to be king over Israel in private, and then the prophet was to flee the area (2Ki 9:1-3). Jehu was anointed in order to…
2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. (Proverbs 29:2, King James Version) Yesterday, I wrote about “Forgetting Our Heritage”. While we can quibble all day about whether or not the USA is a “Christian nation”, it is disingenuous to…