Why do we use the word ‘sin’? Sure, the obvious answer is that it’s in the Bible—at least we translate the Greek archery term that literally means, “to miss the mark,” as the word ‘sin’ in English—but what does it really mean? After hearing a fire and brimstone sermon on the wages of sin, or […]
Read more "Let’s do away with “Sin”"There’s one verse in the Bible that is particularly scary to me. It doesn’t have anything to do with demons, plagues, prophecies, Revelation, or God’s wrath. It’s worse. It’s found in Matthew 7, verses 21-23. Jesus says that not everyone that calls Him Lord is really in the Kingdom, even if they perform signs and […]
Read more "The scariest verse in the Bible"I used to read the Old Testament and be dumbfounded at the Israelites and their ability to really muck up the sweet deal they had with God. One minute, they’d be in tight, receiving some huge, miraculous blessing, and then the next minute they’d be making idols and God would have to inflict disease on […]
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