I recently enjoyed the privilege of hearing North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of 2012 at my daughter’s high school. Justice Newby is the only conservative on the North Carolina Supreme Court. He is a born-again Christian who reflects the sovereignty of Christ in all that [...]
Earlier this week I received an email from a cynical woman. A cynical person is contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives. This is a person who believes that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest. How do I know this woman is cynical? Let me explain the circumstance and see if you agree. I [...]
The word “trust” is interesting to me. The 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines trust this way: 1. a : assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something b : one in which confidence is placed 2. a : dependence on something future or contingent : HOPE I [...]
“Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When [...]
In our previous lessons we’ve learned the Bible teaches that speaking in tongues: Is for Jewish unbelievers Is always acknowledged as a known human language when documented in Scripture Is used as a missionary or evangelistic tool Confirms the message of the Gospel Today, we are going to evaluate what the Bible teaches is the [...]
