By Jon Quinn Jesus urged to “Remember Lot’s Wife ” (Lk. 17:32). The lessons associated with her are many, but I’d like to approach the account from what may be rather unusual. Though Lot’s family lived some nineteen centuries before Christ, those who desired to have godly families then faced trials and problems similar to those …
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By Keith Pruitt Recently there has been a recurrence of the arguments pro and con as they relate to pornography. While some contend that pornography is undefinable, one who is capable of moral judgments can easily distinguish those magazines given to pornography from an art journal or Newsweek. A connection between secular humanism and pornography may …
By Bill Hall Hezekiah, king of Judah, had just received a letter from the king of Assyria, saying, “Give up; don’t rely upon your God; look at the other nations that have relied upon their gods; surrender.” No nation was ever more hopeless than was Judah in the face of the on-marching Assyrians. Weak and demoralized, …
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By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: What does “foolishness” mean in Mark 7:22? What would be some important applications of this? Reply: The word “foolishness” is from the New Testament Greek noun aphrosunee and it is defined as “foolishness, lack of sense, folly, thoughtlessness; recklessness,” etc. (Arndt and Gingrich, p. 127, and Thayer, P. 90). Paul applies …
