Tag: humility
Why Fast on Atonement?
Indiana Religious Objection Bill, Entitlement, Passover and the Feast Days of Unleavened Bread
What do gay activists, King Saul, King David, Job and probably you and I have in common? Some things that I hope you and I can agree upon: 1. Passover and the accompanying foot washing ceremony should teach us about humility. 2. In addition, the death of Jesus Christ for…
Prove All Things: The Humility of John the Baptist
How do today’s religious leaders stack up? The above portrait of John the Baptist/Baptizer is probably a bit more realistic than most artists’ conception of Jesus. Actually, John’s hair was likely longer, as he was a Nazarite. Jesus, however, was a Nazarene, which means He lived in Nazareth, and that…
Hubris in the Church of God = Strife
How to Interpret the Bible, Part 1: Ask God For Help
Daniel openly defies the king’s decree and prays to God Illustration by Jim Padgett, Distant Shores/Sweet Publishing, under CCA-SA license This is part 1 of the series “How to Interpret the Bible“, so if you have not yet read the introduction, you should do so. When studying the Bible, why…
Leading By Humble Example (“The Way”)
Ancient Qumran lamp from time of King Herod’s reign 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. ~ Ac 19:9 Christianity, especially in the…
“Ye Shall Afflict Your Souls”
Mount Azazel Photo by deror_avi 29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger…
Pride and Sin
Proclamation for a New England Fast Day 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. ~ Ps 10:4 We have often heard that the main reason for fasting is to humble one’s self before God in order to…
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Why Fast on Atonement?
Indiana Religious Objection Bill, Entitlement, Passover and the Feast Days of Unleavened Bread
What do gay activists, King Saul, King David, Job and probably you and I have in common? Some things that I hope you and I can agree upon: 1. Passover and the accompanying foot washing ceremony should teach us about humility. 2. In addition, the death of Jesus Christ for…
Prove All Things: The Humility of John the Baptist
How do today’s religious leaders stack up? The above portrait of John the Baptist/Baptizer is probably a bit more realistic than most artists’ conception of Jesus. Actually, John’s hair was likely longer, as he was a Nazarite. Jesus, however, was a Nazarene, which means He lived in Nazareth, and that…
Hubris in the Church of God = Strife
How to Interpret the Bible, Part 1: Ask God For Help
Daniel openly defies the king’s decree and prays to God Illustration by Jim Padgett, Distant Shores/Sweet Publishing, under CCA-SA license This is part 1 of the series “How to Interpret the Bible“, so if you have not yet read the introduction, you should do so. When studying the Bible, why…
Leading By Humble Example (“The Way”)
Ancient Qumran lamp from time of King Herod’s reign 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. ~ Ac 19:9 Christianity, especially in the…
“Ye Shall Afflict Your Souls”
Mount Azazel Photo by deror_avi 29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger…
Pride and Sin
Proclamation for a New England Fast Day 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. ~ Ps 10:4 We have often heard that the main reason for fasting is to humble one’s self before God in order to…