“But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks” (Ephesians 5:3-4). Surely we can see that filthy, smutty, dirty language that spews from a person's heart cannot be canceled out by an hour or a day of “Thanksgiving.”…
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Psalms 35 & 36 Now Available
My Psalms Commentary continues for Psalms 35 & 36 and is now available in Devotions from Psalms.
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Faith Or Cowardice
My Words of Wisdom Minute from October 4, 2021, Faith Or Cowardice, is now available in Words of Wisdom Newspaper Articles.
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The Time Is Now: Short Available Now
When their government oppressed God's people, the Prophet Elijah asked the timid Israelites, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him" (1 Kings 18:21). Good people cannot survive in a society (or world!) by shrinking away from the inevitable choice: good or evil. Joshua challenged his people: “choose for yourselves this day whom you …
Proverbs Segment #129: Whom Do You Trust?
My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #129: Whom Do You Trust, taken from Proverbs 17:20. It is available, as is my COMPLETE Commentary on Proverbs, in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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Have a Good Heart: Mini Article Now Available
Solomon said: “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered” (Proverbs 28:26). Jeremiah wrote: "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9); and “O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps (Jeremiah 10:23). God’s inspired Word tells us no…
Proverbs Commentary Segments 41, 42, and 43 Are Now Available
My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #41: Honor or Riches?; Segment #42: What Helps - Goodness or Cruelty?; and Segment #43: Do Not Be Deceived. These are all now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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The Bible Over False Prophets: Audio and Transcript Available
In honor of my return to the radio broadcast, my broadcast from November 1, 2017, The Bible Over False Prophets, is now available in Words of Wisdom Radio as well as Words of Wisdom Transcripts for Week 1 of November, 2017.
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Commentary #49: A Solid Life or Full of Wind?
My Proverbs Commentary continues in Segment #49: A Solid Life or Full of Wind? taken from Proverbs 11:27-29. This is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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Proverbs Commentary #113: Work With Faith
My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #113: Work With Faith, taken from Proverbs 16:20. It is available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs, as is an entire Commentary for Proverbs and Psalms, completely free to download as Bible study material.
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8 Reasons to Listen to Reason: Part 1
My commentary on Proverbs segment #21, 8 Reasons to Listen to Reason, 1 - 3, taken from Proverbs 8:1-11, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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What Faith Requires
My sermon What Faith Requires, taken from Joshua 1:10-18, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.
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QA: How Can Christians Respond to False Charges?
QUESTION: How can a Christian respond to false charges? - February 21, 2021
ANSWER: Since this is not a new problem, let the Apostle Peter instruct us in 1 Peter 2:15.
1. Let our good conduct make them liars! (1 Peter 2:11-12)
2. Remember the Example of Jesus (1 Peter 2:21-23, quoting Isaiah 53:9).
3. Do not become like them, with false charges (1 Peter 3:8-9) .…
QA: Why Is the Church So Judgmental?
QUESTION: Why is the church of Christ so judgmental, condemning everyone but themselves? - June 9, 2019
ANSWER: How can you see through the fog & smog of judgmental sinners and think condemnation is only coming from Christians?
1. It is NOT wrong to teach what is right. Moses taught Israelites that loving God means keeping His commandments and judgments. (Deuteronom…
Woe v. Wade - Mini Article Now Available
The Judaeans King “Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD” (2 Kings 21:16). He “had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon” (2 Kings 24:4). In Genesis 25:19-28, Isaac and Rebekah’s twins, Esau and Jacob, were “not yet bein…
The Poverty of Riches
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition” (1 Timothy 6:9). When “the desire to be rich” is all-consuming, nothing good results because:
(1) Wealth before God is nothing. “There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, …
Commentary #125: Evil? Many Happy Returns
My commentary segment #125 for Proverbs 17:13: Many Happy Returns, is available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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QA: Are We Saved Like the Thief on the Cross
QUESTION: Are we saved like the thief on the cross? - 3/1/2020
ANSWER: Read Galatians 6:14-15. The Holy Spirit-inspired Apostle Paul wrote this summary of why the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is a most important, pivotal moment in human history.
1. No person has any reason to “boast” (brag), for nothing we do has earned our salvation. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 3:21) ... Read More of thi…
Right Judgments: Mini Article Now Available
“Discrimination” is the quality or power of finely distinguishing,” or making judgments. Making moral judgments based upon what God says is exactly what God wants us to do. Solomon asked God to, “Give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?" (1 Kings 3:9). Making “judgments”…
No Total Depravity: Audio and Transcript Available
My audio file on No Total Depravity is now featured on my Bible Content On Jesus Christ. The transcript for the August 25, 2015 radio minute is also available in Words of Wisdom Transcripts.
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