In this chapter Paul addressed the most important aspect of the Christian faith. Jesus was raised from the dead. All other major religions have a founder who is dead. But the tomb of Jesus is empty. The unthinkable happened. Jesus’ tomb only held its occupant for three days. The reason that this is important is…
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If you know a little of American history, and specifically about the 1800s before the West was settled by those who migrated from the East, you’ll probably be familiar with the phrase “The Wild West”. That moniker was coined because during those days before government was established with the accompanying law and order, everyone pretty…
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Have you ever known a fool? How about a person who’s wise? In your experience, are there more of the foolish or more of the wise? As I was getting my haircut last week, I looked down at the black drape that my barber had put around me to keep the hair off, and I…
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Here we are again discussing spiritual gifts. And, once again, we see that people haven’t changed much since Paul wrote these words. The Corinthians seem to be having disputes over what is the best spiritual gift to have, and it appears that speaking in other languages, or as we say today “speaking in tongues” is…
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When we last left Samson he had just left his new wife, who was a Phiistine, and returned to his father’s house, after having killed 30 Philistines at his wedding celebration. Today, as we rejoin him, his anger has cooled and he goes to his father-in-law’s house to make up with his wife, gift in…
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Again, in doing background study on these chapters so full of wisdom, I came upon some words by Joseph Parker in “The People’s Bible”. Here he is commenting on Proverbs 14:26. He says: “Such is the testimony of the ages. The Bible is full of illustrations of the action of this doctrine. In no book probably…
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Today we’ll read two of my favorite chapters in the entire Bible. Of course, if you’ve been listening to the LSFB for long, you know that I have several favorite chapters, right? Let’s discuss both chapters just a little. In chapter 12, Paul is addressing another issue that is bringing this argumentative Corinthian church another…
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Today in Judges 13 and 14 we’ll be introduced to a very famous Bible character. In my background study for today’s remarks, I came upon something written by one of the greatest preachers of the last two hundred years. His name was Charles Spurgeon, and if you are unfamiliar with him, I encourage you to…
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One recurring theme I picked up in today’s reading was that of industriousness. There is much value in hard work and applying one’s self to supporting himself and his or her family. Sitting around wishing and hoping for wealth or even life’s necessities usually reaps little reward, and often leads to ruin. Yes, Jesus said…
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Today we read two chapters from 1 Corinthians. The first, chapter 10, is pretty straightforward. The second, chapter 11, offers a bit of controversy in today’s culture. We’ll see if we can tackle the controversy without stepping on too many toes. So can you guess where the controversy lies? Sure. It’s in the discussion about…
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