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Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)
Here’s a new Christian poem from mamarocks.com. It’s called Lord, Forgive Me. When we plead with God for forgiveness, He listens and forgives.
Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)
An outline and overview of the Old Testament book of Ezekiel.
We’ve finally posted another outline. We’re sorry that things have been moving slowly. I hope to accomplish a lot with the site in the next few days. I have a number of outlines and testimonies I’d like to post. We still want more testimonies and articles and we’d love to hear from you.
Besides the image of God’s glory, there are images of sieges, of an outcast vine, of divine love, of sexual promiscuity, of a cooking pot, of shepherds, of dry bones that gain flesh and live, of a new temple, and of future blessings. Jesus undoubtedly has in mind Ezekiel 34 when He spoke of being the Good Shepherd in John 10. Ezekiel gives us visions of God and visions of Satan, visions of destruction and visions of hope, extended imagery of patience and stupidity, and promises of a new covenant and a new time of peace.
An outline and overview of Lamentations on truthsaves.org. Lamentations is a series of five theological laments centered on the fall of Jerusalem.
Lamentations is a series of five theological laments centered on the fall of Jerusalem. The book presents the justice and holiness of God in dealing with sin, the compassion of God in dealing with us (3:22, 32), the faithfulness of God (3:23); and the goodness of God to those who wait on Him (3:25).
Proverbs 27:7 – Christianity in a nutshell. Do you agree?
7 One who is full loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7 (ESV)
For one full of God and His Word, sin appears disgusting. For those starving for His love, even the most vile cesspool might look inviting.
Mark 13 speaks of a great horror. What is it? It may be a reference to the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet.
A reader recently sent us a quick question about the “horror on the hill” spoken of in Mark 13. We believe this may be a reference to the “abomination of desolation” spoken of by Daniel.
Check out the article and feel free to tell us what you think.
Read it here.
Christians should be set apart. Does this mean we shouldn’t wear jewelry?
A reader mentioned that she didn’t think Christians should wear jewelry because we should be set apart – not of this world. We agree that Christians should be set apart. But do we agree that Christians should avoid jewelry altogether?
Those who pursue pornography are like oxen that go willingly to the slaughter. Its house is the way to hell, descending to the chambers of death.
Sorry I haven’t posted for a while. I really don’t have an excuse. We’ve posted a new article on truthsaves. It discusses pornography. Some people dismiss the subject as unimportant or “no big deal.” We feel differently. Those who pursue pornography are like oxen that go willingly to the slaughter. Its house is the way to hell, descending to the chambers of death.
Here is an overview and outline of the Old Testament book of Jeremiah on truthsaves.org.
Tim recently sent me the outline of Jeremiah (if you call a month ago recently). I’ve been a bit slow getting these outlines up and viewable. But this one’s here, and it’s a good one. I think the blue double edged table is kind of pretty myself. However, the meat of the page is not in the design (cool as it may be) but in the words themselves.
So, when you’re ready to learn a bit about the book of Jeremiah, check out this outline.
Psalm 16 tells us that when we have troubles, we should seek God before we do anything else.
This Psalm boosts my spirits. Why? Because I have a tendency to worry, to wonder why by bosses speak down to me, to obsess about potential illnesses . . . the list goes on forever.
This Psalm starts by reminding us that when we have troubles, our first line of defense should be God. I tend to yell, bang on things, exercise, sleep – anything to alleviate my frustrations – anything, that is, but go to God. Why? Stupidity, I guess. As my pastor put it this last Sunday, God should always be our first line of defense.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord . . .
Psalm 16:1 (ESV)
The Psalm ends with the same type of reminder, with a little different twist. Not only should God be our first line of defense, but in Him we will discover eternal life.
11You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11
If we trust God and know Him, He will show us the path of life. David knew this, and Scripture affirms it. God will reveal Himself to us if we seek Him.
21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.
Having a consistent refuge and access to eternal life seems like a no-brainer to me. Choose life.
Here’s an overview and outline of Isaiah on truthsaves.org.
I thought, “I’m feeling motivated. Why not post another outline?” So, I got out my trusty text editor (PSPad, for those of you not in the know), and coded this baby up. This is an outline of Isaiah. I’ve had it sitting in a folder called “truthsaves” in Thunderbird for at least three weeks, so it should have been done by now. But hey, guess what? It is done now so I’ll quit blabbering so you can read it.