Joe | February 5, 2010
God hates pride.
God really hates pride.
Why? Have you ever wondered why God hates pride so much? The answer may surprise you.
When we are prideful, we become like Satan. In fact, it was pride that was Satan’s downfall.
“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut [...]
Category: 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Isaiah, Satan | 3 Comments »
Tags: lucifer, pride, Satan
Joe | January 11, 2010
So far in our series on America in Biblical Prophecy, we have covered the first of six woes found in the book of Isaiah:
Covetousness
Drunkenness
The Flaunting of Sin
It’s not an attractive list. Can you think of a nation more dedicated to covetousness–a form of idol worship–than the United States?
Care to see what a huge market alcohol [...]
Category: Genesis, Isaiah, Judgment, Matthew, Prophecy, Proverbs, Satan | 1 Comment »
Tags: america, eve, homosexuality, moral relativism, pride, repentance, Satan, thomas jefferson
Joe | October 14, 2009
Jesus taught frequently in parables. He did this partly to give the message the opportunity to sink into discerning ears and hearts; the ones ready to hear the message. It also allowed Jesus to demonstrate and reveal the callousness and dullness of the “learned” Pharisees.
While “bad” things happen to “good” people sometimes, God will not [...]
Category: Agnosticism, Atheism, Christian Living, Judgment, Last Days, Matthew, Satan | No Comments »
Tags: judgment, parable, salvation, Satan, tares, truth, wheat
Joe | October 2, 2009
I was studying Joseph, the son of Jacob. As I was reading through Jacob’s blessings of his sons at the end of his life, I had a fresh perspective on the blessing of Joseph.
As you may be aware if you’ve read this blog for any length of time, the meaning of the name “Joseph” is [...]
Category: 1 Peter, Christian Living, Encouragement, Genesis, Satan | 2 Comments »
Tags: israel, jacob, joseph, judah, Satan
Joe | August 19, 2009
Last time, we were introduced to the man called Job.
We learned that God had high praise for Job’s righteousness, but Satan countered with questioning Job’s motives. With God’s permission, Satan then sent calamity upon Job’s possessions and even killed all of his children. In spite of the horror of all that was happening around him, [...]
Category: 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Encouragement, Job, Matthew, Revelation, Satan | 3 Comments »
Tags: c.s. lewis, hell, j vernon mcgee, Job, Satan, suffering, trials