Tag: government
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SHAKEN 4 – His voice shook the earth
Hebrews 12: Looking only at Jesus, the Leader and perfecter of the faith.. The writer of the letter to the Hebrews encourages the saints of the church to look to Jesus Christ, the originator of all things and only Shepherd perfecting the faith of sons chosen by the Lord God. In SHAKEN 3 a great…
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SHAKEN 2 “Think carefully about your ways
SHAKEN 2 of our 4-post series is an update of commentary on the January 6th crisis of 2021 following the insurrection and assault on Capitol Hill – a lingering malignancy which not-so-amazingly continues to shake the very foundations of freedom of WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES of America who must agaub think carefully…
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The Last Word on Authority – Jesus Son of God
John 19: Pilate may have also been a religious man, though as we pointed out previously the Romans had many gods. Could this man Jesus be one of them? In a private appeal Pilate said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to Him, “Are you…
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1st century Rome – an awkward embrace of RELIGION & politics
Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death” John 18:31 NKJV As a reminder from our study of John 18, the Messiah Jesus was seized by officials of the Temple in…
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In God We Trusted – 3
Disclaimer & claim: WE the PEOPLE of the LORD trust God. Nations rise and nations will fall. The Prophet Jeremiah had warned Judah of their impending fall. By now you must see the present application of Lamentations 3. The warnings of the Prophets also speak to our nations. We the people of the US have…
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In God We Trusted
Lamentations 1 English Standard Version (ESV) How Lonely Sits the City 1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave. 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her…
