Now it can’t be explained more simply than that. The question is, what are you doing about these three great facts? In a world swirling with lies, grab unto these truths and don’t, under any circumstances, let them go.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Give it some thought.
Gary
It’s amazing how much influence our modern-day culture has on individuals. In an open forum, I read some comments about naming children and came across the following: “My son Luke loves that I named my children after Star Wars characters. My daughter, Chewbacca, not so much.”
Does the Bible address names? Glad you asked.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.
Heavy stuff, but give it some thought.
Gary
In 1969 Frank Sinatra came out with a song entitled, “My Way.” If you have ever read the life of old “blue eyes,” you would discover that his way was not the way to a happy life. His many marriages and multiple affairs only led to bouts of depression. God has a better way for anyone who desires it.
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die.
How many people enjoyed hearing that song when all the time it was a lie?
Give it some thought if you are trying to find your way.
Gary
In Numbers 22 we find a prophet trying to reason with his donkey. The donkey is talking back to him and attempting to have his master, Balaam, see reason. It would make a good sitcom, “Who’s smarter than a jackass?” Does the Bible contain humor? It sure does. If you find yourself listening to a jackass, maybe it’s time to mend your ways.
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
Don’t be “mythified.” Give it some thought.
Gary
A girl at Starbucks complimented a woman on her lip gloss. The woman said, “I didn’t have the heart to tell her that it was grease from the rotisserie chicken I just ate in the parking lot.”
Making a judgment without a history of the facts can lead to being badly mistaken.
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Don’t make judgments without the correct information. Give it some thought.
Gary
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
-John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck, American novelist, is best known for The Grapes of Wrath which summed up the bitterness of the Great Depression and aroused widespread sympathy for the plight of migratory farmworkers.
John’s quote brought me to what the Scriptures have to say about our nature.
1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
Anyone analyzing himself should realize he needs a Savior. Guess what, God has provided One.
Give it some thought.
Gary
My goldfish are named “one” and “two.” If one dies, I still have two. Probably not a good name for a goldfish, but it’s a way to keep two.
Listening to some Bible teachers is like reading the previous paragraph. It hurts your head. There is a need for us as human beings to understand each other. The Corinthians had a problem with this kind of confusion, and it was addressed in first Corinthians chapter fourteen verse nine.
1 Corinthians 14:9
So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
Make sure the Bible teacher speaks in a language understood by you. Give it some thought.
Gary