Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Pergamum

Joe | November 18, 2009

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

The martyred church of Smyrna was the last letter we studied.
Like Ephesus, Smyrna was one of the better churches. Smyrna, however, did not receive any word of condemnation. Jesus only had positive words to speak to Smyrna.
We will now study the third letter, the letter to the church of Pergamum.
Pergamum: The Pagan Church
Pergamum was located [...]

Hungry and Humbled or Proud and Prosperous?

Joe | May 27, 2009

UPDATE 05/28: Welcome visitors from Caffeinated Thoughts!
Aside from the many things God has done for me and my family, one thing He has definitely taken care of in the past 10 years are my jobs. Indeed, the last four jobs I’ve gotten were definitely not something I had much to do with. I basically just [...]

The Bronze Serpent

Joe | January 30, 2009

We’ve talked previously about seemingly strange passages in the Old Testament and wonder why that story, etc., was in there. The Cities of Refuge was one of those.
Another strange passage is in Numbers 21. It starts off by describing how the people of Israel were complaining about the journey out of Egypt to the Promised [...]

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I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.