I am a murderer. Not in a legal sense, no. I do not have to worry about any statute of limitations and have no need to try and bury any evidence to prevent experiencing an extended stay at my local penitentiary. Actually, I have much bigger things to worry about.
They dedicated everything they were to knowing and being ready for when the Kingdom came… but when it did, they were not ready. They did not recognize it. Will we be guilty of doing the same?
The Lord hears the cry of the needy and does not despise His captive people. Do we?
Thank God we have evolved.
Through the best and the worst that life has thrown at me, I can say with confidence that never once has my Savior left me alone.
You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. (Exodus 23:2) Read: Exodus 21:22-23:13, Matthew 24:1-28, Psalm 29:1-11, Proverbs 7:6-23 Relate: “When I was a kid…” Anytime I used to hear that I would cringe. It doesn’t matter what that old fogie is going to talk about, I don’t want to hear it. These days I have…
If ever there was a group who would rightly be able to say “not my leader” it was the first century Jews. But what did Jesus say to them? What do we today owe our president?
Is this most sacred of cows actually doing more harm than good?
What if it isn’t safe? Does that change our responsibility? Should that change our actions?
The fact we are usually quite rightly seen as something to be avoided rather than emulated says far more about the church than it does the world.
THE RIVER WALK 