by admin | May 15, 2012 | A Monotonous Cycle, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
I didn’t read the Old Testament much until I was a philosophical and legalistic young man fighting my way back from atheism. I had already decided to side with God, more or less. The more I read the Old Testament the more I hated the Israelites, stupid, rebellious...
by admin | May 14, 2012 | A Monotonous Cycle, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
I have considered a passage in the Bible that seemed at first glance like a laundry list of Solomon’s wealth and power. I added more biblical background and found the same passage a fulfillment of God’s promise to Solomon. Then I read more and the laundry list...
by admin | May 13, 2012 | A Monotonous Cycle, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
When the people settled in the promised land of Israel, they were remarkably free of governmental control. They were responsible to God and his laws, corporately and individually. There was a priestly governance of sorts in place, responsible for the sacrificial...
by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
God said it. I believe it. That settles it. This is the epitome of the relationship between truth and faith I inherited from my elders. I could tell by the way they said it, it was meant to be a direct arc, a syllogism where the minor premise—“I believe it”—and the...
by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | Solomon's Wealth, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
Remember Solomon’s Wealth? In and of itself I said so what? what does it mean? Now that wealth, which is at least possible to measure, has been coupled in a promise with a wise and discerning mind1 which is difficult to measure. Solomon’s wealth is hard to deny...
by admin | Apr 29, 2012 | Solomon's Wealth, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
In his dream Solomon asked for a discerning mind, to distinguish right from wrong (1 Kings 3:6-9 NET). You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to...