Bearing False Witness: Truth, Love, and the Ninth Commandment Exodus 20:16 reads: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Other translations say: do not testify falsely, give false evidence, or bear false testimony. In what sort of context do we often hear this language of “testimony,” “testify,” “witness,” “evidence? A courtroom. And that is exactly what this verse is about. So here we get to our first section, immediate context....
Introduction Familes crumble under the weight of paternal neglect Young men wander aimlessly, looking for answers their fathers should have given them in both word and deed Christian women grow weary of begging God to make their husbands the spiritual leaders of the home Helping men to overcome a legacy of passivity, incompetence, and indifference. Chapter 1: The Bible and the Family’s Role in Discipleship From Genesis to Revelation, we see a clear picture of the role of the family in redemptive history, and the role of the father in the family....
Comparing Sharia vs. the Gospel Fundamental problem of mankind in Islam is ignorance. Islam means “submission”. A Muslim is “one who submits” Concept of a prophet in Islam is different than that in the Bible Prophets in Islam have a higher status than all other people, being men chosen by God to lead mankind. The Quran uses the term to mean a divinely appointed leader, not necessarily one who prophesies Prophets include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Job, Moses, Jonah, Aaron, Solomon, David, Jesus (Quran 4....
Introduction Takeaways Patience and thoughtfulness are the keys to insight, especially with Scripture. If you spend the time and assume the proper attitude of openness and trust, God will speak to you through His Word. Key text - Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart....
The Old Testament of the canonical, Protestant Bible shares nearly identical content as the Jewish Tanakh, yet the two collections differ in the ordering and placement of their books. The Christian Old Testament orders the Jewish sacred scriptures generally into four categories: the Pentateuch, the Historical Books, the Poetical/Wisdom Books, and the Prophetic Books. In contrast, the Jewish Tanakh orders the Hebrew scriptures into three major sections: the Torah (Law/Instruction), the Nevi’im (Prophets), and the Ketuvim (Writings)....