Consider and Obey In 1 Samuel 12 the children of Israel are commanded by Samuel to “consider how great things [God] has done for you” (12:24). And when Saul sinned in not completely destroying the Amalekites (Saul skirts the issue, … Read More
Importance of Obedience As Jesus began teaching, He went to a mountaintop and with His disciples around Him, He startled those who heard Him by the way He preached. “When Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at … Read More
Do You Love God? Let’s say that a survey taker decided to make it his goal to stand outside of every church building in America each Sunday and ask every person who left the building if they loved God. How … Read More
Why The People Perish Zephaniah was a descendant of good King Hezekiah and was contemporary with Jeremiah and Habakkuk. He prophesied in the days of King Josiah and undoubtedly had some impact on the king’s efforts to reform the spiritual … Read More
Jesus, Traditions and Obedience I find it remarkable that some have thought that Jesus’ rebuke of the devotion of the Jewish leaders to their traditions minimizes the importance of obedience. It is true that He had little regard for the … Read More