The Narrow Road and Self-Control in the Bible
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads...
Monthly Archive: July 2022
Yeast in the Bible: Mixing Process No Fun
Again he [Jesus] asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough...
Why Do We Sin If the Righteous are Glad?
“Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad” Proverbs 29:6. This passage is taken from Proverbs chapter 29. Many of the Proverbs are stand-alone pithy sayings...
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil: Green Apple
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some...
If You Harden Your Heart Your Life Will Be Hard
“So, as the Holy Spirit says: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your heart(s) as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness. . . So...