Monthly Archives: March 2012

When is Sin a Good Thing?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by JohnJ

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20, cf. Psalm 52:3, Malachi 2:17 The answer is never. Wishful … Continue reading →

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Self-Deception Made Easy

Posted on March 11, 2012 by JohnJ

“Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?” Then Saul said to Samuel, “I did obey the voice of the LORD, … Continue reading →

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Conversations from the Garden

Posted on March 10, 2012 by JohnJ

With apologies to Moses. This is an expansion of a reply I wrote to a comment made by SeekerofTruth at Christian Post, Blogs, Disciple of Thecla, What Happened to Leviticus 18:20? in which he claims: “I disagree that homosexuality is … Continue reading →

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Torrey, What the Bible Teaches, Chapter 2

Posted on March 8, 2012 by JohnJ

Chapter 2. THE UNITY OF GOD I. GOD’S UNITY, II. THE NATURE OF THE DIVINE UNITY [See previous discussions at the Torrey Book Review link in the Menu bar above.] After discussing God as Spirit Torrey excavates probably the deepest … Continue reading →

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Grumbling about Wages

Posted on March 7, 2012 by JohnJ

“So the last shall be first, and the first last.” Matthew 20:16 The recent death of a friend from cancer made me think again of the salvation and how it can be too late for someone to come to the … Continue reading →

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