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Solomon: Seeking Satisfaction Through Possessions
Good gifts from God point you to Him, and that’s where enjoyment is found.
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The Last Laugh
You will find the first text for tonight in Ecclesiastes 7:6. “For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool.” How useless is the crackling of a thorn in the fire—just a little bit of a noise and out it flies. Now, what is a fool? God surely does not refer so often in the Scriptures to a fool and mean what we mean by a fool. Usually when you talk to people from God’s Word about being a fool they say to themselves: “Well, I have pretty good sense—I am not what … Read More >
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About War And The Military
Sin brings conflict. Soon after Adam and Eve sinned, we have the account of Cain’s murderous behavior toward Abel. Without the presence of sin and evil, war and conflict would be foreign to us, as they will one day be when we enter the new heaven and the new earth (Revelation 21:4). That being said, should Christians ever be involved in a war in which the enemy is being mercilessly killed? That God commanded the Israelites to go to war to kill their enemies is clear enough, but does this justify present-day believers to fight for their country? Are we … Read More >
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The Lie That God Is More Tolerant Than He Used To Be
Never interpret the silence of God as the indifference of God.
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Is The New Testament God More Lenient? | The Eclipse of God in American Culture #8
Is God more gracious in the New Testament than the Old? Some would say God has changed since we live in a new era, no longer under the law. Pastor Lutzer distinguishes three changes from the Hebrew Testament to the New Testament. Even today, we must turn to Jesus—the One who saves us from the wrath to come. Here are all of the ways that you can follow along with 5 Minutes With Pastor Lutzer: On our Podcast via iTunes and Google Podcasts On our Facebook page On our YouTube channel Transcript: Welcome to “5 Minutes with Pastor Lutzer.” I’m … Read More >
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Quiet Hour - Day 218
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - August 6 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. —Colossians 3:2 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. —Ecclesiastes 9:10 If we are to live separate from the world, how, since men only do well what they do with a will, are we, with affections fixed on things above, to perform aright the secular, ordinary duties of life? If our hearts are engrossed with heavenly things, how are we to obey this other, and equally divine, commandment, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it … Read More >