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May
8
2009
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
We hurt. There is no doubt that people experience an entire range of emotions and feelings. Thankfully, we are not alone in dealing with these. The High Priest stands ready to help us in our time of need.
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Apr
21
2009
Philippians 3:17
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
So often we decide that we are going to do “our own thing.” We don’t care about silly rules or principles taught in the Bible. They just get in the way of us having a good time. While at some other time we will look at why we should be thankful for boundaries, that is not the focus today. Rather we address the concept that I’m not hurting anyone but myself (if that even) when I disregard the boundaries that God imposes in the Bible.
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Mar
29
2009
Revelation 13:1,11; 14:1
13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
13:11 And I beheld _another_ beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
14:1 And I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
In the 11th Psalm, the attacks on David were enough to persuade his advisors and friends to encourage him to run, but he did not because he had put his trust in the Lord. Revelation 13-14 presents a powerful example of why we should not give up when things get tough.
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Mar
24
2009
Psalm 11:1ff
In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Verse 3 has to be one of the most-taken-out-of-context verses in the entire Bible. I know that I have used it incorrectly. Just this past week, I read a portion of an article by a man that definitely is not a fundamentalist use it the same wrong way. It normally goes something like this:
The country is being destroyed morally, the churches are leaving God, and what are the righteous going to do?
The only problem is that this interpretation would teach the exact opposite of what the Bible is saying. Join us as we study one of the great passages to encourage not discourage our faith.
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Mar
18
2009
Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
The Huffington Post is reporting an AP story that ought make us take note. Apparently the Merriam-Webster Dictionary all the way back in 2003 added an additional definition to the word marriage: “the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage.” Merriam-Webster is not the only dictionary to make this change either. The authoritative dictionary of the English language, Oxford’s, is drafting an additional definition that would state marriage can refer to “long-term relationships between partners of the same sex.”
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Mar
17
2009
Psalm 11:1ff
In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
We have learned that David began this Psalm with a solemn declaration. “In the Lord put I my trust:” Now we see why it is so important that we make that decision. Doubts and discouragements will come, and often they will come from the people we love and respect the most. Yet it is in these times that the Lord is giving us a unique opportunity to grow our faith in Him.
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Mar
16
2009
Psalm 11:1a
In the LORD put I my trust:
Last week in The Basis of our Faith, we established that our faith must find it’s foundation in the word of God. This time we look at Who it must be in.
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Mar
12
2009
Psalm 138:1-2
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
All people have faith. Everyone bases their lives on things that they trust without seeing or proving empirically. For example, I trust that BB&T, my local bank, will keep my money safe. I trust that if BB&T were to collapse, the FDIC insure my balance. That “trust” is faith by the Bible standards.
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Mar
8
2009
It has taken 18 months, but we are back and excited about the future. In order to prevent the lapses that are so common with blogs, we will be keeping a little bit tighter of a schedule. During weekdays, there will be a post every day, and it will be something worth your time—at least I think so. Also the podcast will be kicking off again this coming Wednesday.
So starting tomorrow be on the look out for new content here at NeedFaith.org. Feel free to comment, and ask questions. The only way we can improve our thinking is by thinking. Enjoy!
p.s. There’s not anything more if you click on more for this post. I think this covered the “hi we’re back” part.