“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 When Paul says “All Scripture … is useful for teaching … for every good work,” he means All Scripture. […]
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“In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.” 2 Samuel 11:1 Most of my life I’ve heard mature men stand and […]
When God decided to burn it all down “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 Patience, the Bible tells us, is not a permanent attribute of God. His patience can, and does, run out. God is longsuffering, yes, but he is […]
“Be sure your sins will find you out.” – Numbers 32:23 “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” — from the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost I graduated so far back in my […]
A thematic approach to good works and Old Testament poetry and wisdom literature Obedience to God’s communal good works, beginning with Ruth and Boaz and culminating in the reigns of David and Solomon, brought a time of peace and prosperity to the nation of Israel. We should not be surprised, […]
There is nothing wrong with having money You have probably heard someone say, “Money is the root of all evil!” However, that’s not what Scripture teaches. Rather, Scripture teaches that it is the love of money that is the root of all evil. The passage in question shows up in […]
Let’s review Having looked at the practice and teaching of good works in the Pentateuch, we learned several things about doing good works. First, a believer’s sin affects in a negative way how he or she experiences God’s plan for their good works, but not God’s ultimate outworking of his […]
Like everyone else, we believers can be forgetful people. We especially can forget the many instances of God’s goodness to us. What to do? Joshua 4: 4-9 records the command of Joshua for the Israelites to set up stones of remembrance. “So, Joshua called together the twelve men he […]
In the previous section of this series on a practical theology of good works we looked at the good works that God himself has done as recorded in the Bible. We did so in order to gain God’s perspective on good works. Specifically, we looked at God’s good works in […]
Every four years, increasingly it seems, our country is whipped into a frenzy during the months leading up to the November presidential elections. Both sides dig in. Positions solidify. Name calling and ad hominem attacks are thrown around. Politicians promise life will be rosy if you give them your vote. […]