We recently talked about the three sources of temptation; the world, the flesh and the devil. Having talked to a great many people about their experience with sin, I can say that people generally can see and comprehend how the world and the flesh have an effect on human sin. It seems that what they […]
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Does the bible tell us what heaven will be like?
Many people would say that the bible does tell us what heaven is like. In the book of Revelation there is a description of heaven including its walls and gates and streets and other aspects of its appearance. Those who take every portion of the bible as literal and infallible will be happy to describe […]
Is there a formula on how we should tithe? What happens if you cannot?
Here’s the fuller picture; Biblically, a tithe is the first tenth of one’s increase, set apart for God. For us in the modern world, that’s 10% before taxes. In the Old Testament, Israel gave tithes to support the Levites, the temple, and the poor. That’s 30% on top of what the civil government required. In the New […]
I heard someone once said to beware of that which is acceptable to the world. What are some of the practices God is asking us to separate from?
From the beginning of the Scriptures, God commanded His people to separate themselves from the other people of the world. They were to look different, act different, hold different opinions and to behave differently. They were to treat people differently, they were to have a different diet, they were to not intermarry with the others […]
What do you think God expects from me in my life?
What a question! To make any kind of answer would involve cutting out some of what anyone would see as an essential of the faith. I am not the best person to try such a task. But I will try anyway. Please know that many very gifted writers have tackled this topic. Since we have […]
If God killed His only son how does that say He loves us?
A strange question, but I think that I understand why it is asked. Do you remember Abraham? The Patriarch who was told by God to leave his home and go to live in a distant land. He was then told to take his son Isaac, the greatest gift he had ever received, and sacrifice him […]
How would you explain Repentance?
Have you ever changed your mind? We have all changed our behavior. We usually make these changes for some pretty basic reasons. Usually those changes come because we want to gain something or because we want to avoid something. This is how we train dogs, offer something good to reward good behavior or offer something […]
Why do you think Jesus believed He was forsaken; as he is the Messiah?
The scriptures tell us that Jesus bore the sins of the whole world. He suffered all of the pains and troubles that a human being might suffer. It was on the cross that that he uttered the words that are referred to in the question. There are two principal interpretations for these words coming from […]
Should the 10 Commandments be posted outside of the church and who are these Laws for?
It seems that there has been a lot of interest in the 10 Commandments here lately. A recent law in the state of Texas currently requires that each public school classroom must post a copy of the Ten Commandments somewhere in the classroom. There are people who are strongly in favor of this law and there […]
Our church has a resale shop. Why do we have that? What is it for?
Quite a few years ago, Ascension and St. Mark’s had quite a lot of trouble meeting our financial obligations. One of our members at that time started the Resale shop as an ongoing fundraiser. At one time, our little shop brought in as much as 15% of our overall budget. It was a real blessing […]