Those who want to base public policy on something other than the Bible, show that scripture does not support their point of view. The bible is the test of all doctrine. Whatsoever does not harmonize and square with this, is not to be received. There is but one standard of the everlasting right and the [...]

In context with the other verses, it can be said that man “glorifies” God because through man, God’s glory can be seen in things such as love, music, heroism and so forth—things belonging to God that we are carrying “in jars of clay” (2 Corinthians 4:7). We are the vessels which “contain” His glory. All [...]

The nations do not fling away their weapons, nor do they destroy them. They transform them by beating them into pruning hooks. For every weapon of war there will be a use. The swords will not be shivered, they will be turned into ploughshares’ the spears will not be snapped, they will be fashioned into [...]

The seraphim are not mentioned elsewhere, and the origin and meaning of the name can only be supplied by conjecture. It must suffice to say that they appear here as most exalted ministers of the Divine Being. One thing to note about the six wings, is that they are paired. When God brought the animals [...]

The word of God is immutable. When Rocky Mountains have crumbled into dust, Gods word will abide. It will stand because it is truth. No truth can pass away. All nature is made up of numerous elements, music on a scale of various tones, and mathematics on two rules: addition and subtraction. The skeptic is [...]

God did not address the call to Isaiah; Isaiah overheard God saying “who will go for us?” The call of God is not for the special few, it is for everyone. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and they hear the still small voice questioning [...]

The way I see it, fear is one of the most common motivations of mankind. It’s end can be both destructive and constructive,. As a Christian it is a constructive force if applied properly and directed toward God. I am not a fan of “sloppy-christianese-apologetic-theology” so I do not preach “God is love” without making [...]

. . The eagle is such a majestic bird with powerful wings which allows them to go to great heights and then just soar for a long time by just catching the wind. I would claim that “waiting” is oft time the very best thing that we can do. It seems odd if one has [...]

This verse is a splendid piece of satire. The two animals that are used for illustration do not have a reputation for being very intelligent. God meant something when he made each one of us, and it is our duty to find out what He did mean. The devil’s staunchest ally is lack of perception. [...]

The existentialist must make haste, he has only time, and not even time with meaning. He must make haste to establish a meaning and then to develop it, yet always knowing meaninglessness is ultimate. This reduced man and his attempts to establish meaning to more than a “futile passion,” to use Sartres phrase. On the [...]

The practice of theology requires careful attention to reading and meditating, and then to applying the word of God, while at the same time refusing to be speculative by going beyond what is actually written. Our limited human understanding is both suspicious and fearful and either limits God or creates Him too much like a [...]

Man must restore to God His due, total lordship over all things, and this restoration, begun by Christ’s regenerating act, continued by the Holy Spirit, and made the very life of redeemed man to further, shall begin to come into its own way. We are being prepared for living in a community in which no [...]

This is actually a very intriguing verse when one considers all the implications. Those who do wickedness may seem to be enjoying themselves…but there is no peace. Nada. None. Fallen man is now restless. It is this restlessness which often drives man into even more wickedness in an attempt to negate the sense of the [...]

Much of Isaiah was written in a prose form and often steps in a matter of either importance or ability to a climactic end: This begins with Wash yourself (or, take your evil deeds out of my sight). Then: Stop!! Seek!! and to the climactic point: Defend!! Though something of importance in God’s economy, the [...]

God does not intend that the Sabbath be a day of rigorous abstinence. In verse 14, He says that, if we keep it rightly, the day is going to be a delight. Rigorous abstinence is never a delight, but the Sabbath can be a delight. The word “pleasure” can be somewhat misleading. Within the context, [...]

Synonyms for “breach” include: “break, gap, opening, rupture, split, alienation, schism.” The first definition for breach is seems appropriate as far as the situation in the church is concerned: “the breaking of, or failure to observe a law or contract or standard.” We have a covenant, a contract, with God, and He has given us [...]