Idle Worship

Exodus 20:3 (NET) - You shall have no other Gods before Me. In the ten commandments, God is very clear about how he feels when it comes to idolatry. God both rightfully expects and demands to be first in our lives. But what constitutes idolatry? While Moses was up on Mount Sinai, the people convinced Aaron to make a calf out of gold so that they could worship it. Exodus 32:4 (NET) - He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." It does not take a tremendous leap...

Just Who Is the Real Jesus?

I have a friend who home schools her child. One of the benefits to having such a friend is that occasionally I, a product of the public education system, get to learn some things as well. The other day she mentioned the Jefferson Bible. This was a version of the Bible written by Thomas Jefferson who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In his version of the Bible, Jefferson removed any portion of Scripture that referred to Jesus as a member of the Trinity, His Divine Nature and any of His actions that could, and rightfully should, be considered miraculous. While I find this...

When Too Much Information Is A Bad Thing

In this age of information access many people find themselves overwhelmed and confused about many things. Technology has brought us to the point of being able to investigate almost everything on our own and that is great. It has gotten to the point where students do not need to ask questions in the classroom because they can find the information on their own, in various manners they can understand. However, due to the fallen nature of this world, wherever we find truth we will find lies; wherever we find information we will also find mis-information; wherever we find the genuine, we will find...

I Don't Deserve This!!!

Do you sometimes find your self looking at the cross and all that went on there and thinking “I don't deserve that?” I sometimes find myself feeling incredibly guilty for what went on there. I don't deserve the fact that Christ went through all that turmoil and pain for me. I am wretched and evil and, as Paul describes it in 1 Timothy, the worst of sinners. Aren't we all incredibly undeserving? But the funny thing is that there is nothing we can do to be more deserving and nothing we can do to be less deserving. We all needed Christ to die for us, the best of us and the worst of us! There...