My Proverbs commentary continues with Segment #154 Scram Scram! taken from Proverbs 21:6-7; Segment #155 A Rambling Wreck, taken from Proverbs 21:16; and Segment #156 Where to Discover Oil, taken from Proverbs 21:20.
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My slides for sermon "No More 9/11/01", delivered on September 12, 2021 and taken from Ephesians 2:11-18, are now available in Sermon Powerpoints.
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My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #136: Cast Your Lot With Christ, based on Proverbs 18:18, which is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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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) .…
My Proverbs Commentary Segment #12, A Father's Wisdom: Learn From Your Parents' Experiences, taken from Proverbs 4:10-19, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs. A complete and FREE FULL COMMENTARY on Proverbs is available on that page as well.
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"The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself” (Ezekiel 18:18-20). Clearly, the sins of the fathers shall not be imputed to their sons.
(1) If a son “shall not bear the guilt of the father,” then no one can “…
My Commentary on Proverbs, segment #25, Prosperity and Responsibility, taken from Proverbs 10:1-12, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.
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QUESTION: Who are our enemies? - April 18, 2021
ANSWER: An enemy is everyone who opposes those who trust in God and do things described in Psalm 56:5-6:
1. They twist my words - by changing the meaning of the words after they are used, lawyers can make an innocent conversation sound evil. Politicians & some preachers can make good words become wrong (Jude 4; 2 Peter 3:16)
2. All their tho…
Solomon said: “The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins” (Proverbs 10:11-12). Who turns street demonstrations or parades into destructive, flaming violence? Who keeps people divided along racial, ethnic, or economic lines? Who keeps feeding children “critical race theory” to create bitterness and…
Brett Petrillo's article Pre-Enraged, referencing Ephesians 4:29-32, is now available in Publications on Guest Authors.
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QUESTION: Why does it seem that society is out of control? - 6/30/2019
ANSWER: Because the media focuses almost entirely on the lawless, or those who are out of control!
1. The "lawless" are in charge because the "lawful" have not insisted otherwise! (1 Timothy 1:5-11) The people who want to live in violation of any restriction from God's control are allowed to direct: government lea…
Jesus said: "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matthew 15:19). Only the Word of God can change the human heart. “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intent…
My commentary segment #194, We Didn't Start the Fire, taken from Proverbs 29:8-10, is available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs. The page also contains a FULL COMMENTARY, completely free, for download as a PDF.
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For "throw back Thursday", my article What About "Hate Crimes"? is available in Bible Articles. It first appeared in the Gospel Gleaner in Q1, 2003.
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In light of current events, my 2011 Fellowship Room submission, There's Rioting in Sections of London, is available in Bible Articles.
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My Proverbs Commentary Segment #130, Why Governments Fail, which focuses on Proverbs 17:26, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs. I have a FREE complete commentary for Psalms and Proverbs available in Commentaries. These can be used for class or individual Bible study.
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“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18). Many are calling for national unity. “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3) Opposites cannot be brought together unless one side repents and relents. “Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrif…
QUESTION: What should a Christian do when there is a change in Government?
ANSWER: God's Word helps us make a proper judgment. 1. Watch what they do (Matthew 7:16-20); 2. Only the wicked use violence to gain power (Psalm 11:5; Proverbs 21:7; Psalm 27:12-13; Psalm 55:9); 3. Judge their Judgment (Proverbs 17:13; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 24:24-25); 4. Always remember ... Read more of this and othe…
It's impossible to have a “Thanksgiving” unless there is someone to thank! The Apostle Paul wrote: “I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day” (2 Timothy 1:3). (1) God is the only source of blessings to thank, so: "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD” (Jere…
