This is an interesting question in that I can think of 3 different scenarios where one’s family or friends might tell someone that that person thinks they are better than everyone else. The three scenes that immediately come to my mind are these:
This week we look at dealing with family and friends that believe we are self-righteous. We approach the question from 3 perspectives, 1) the believer actually does think they are better than everyone else, 2) Other people believe the Christian thinks they are better than everyone else, and 3) When the Christian lifestyle exposes issues in other people’s lives.
I hear this statement, that we’re being forced to choose between the lesser of two evils, I understand that within the political realm, someone is trying to define their opponent or give one a reason as to why they’re going to vote the way they are to not offend someone. However, the problem here is anytime you have to choose between people, you’re going to be choosing between less than morally perfect people. The Bible is very clear about this. King Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes 7:20; Surely, there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord says […]
Every election cycle it seems we are given a choice between one bad candidate or another and we have to hold our nose and vote for the lesser of two evils! How, as believers, do we deal with that?
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That is an excellent question and one that i’m sure many of us, including myself, have asked throughout the ages. When we are listening for God’s voice, how can we know that He is the one speaking?
In the Old Testament is the story about a man named Gideon. Gideon had a physical revelation from God. But he, like you, wasn’t sure if he was actually hearing God speaking to him or if it was his own fleshly desires so he requested proof of God’s will by three miracles. The first sign was having the Angel of the Lord, appear to Gideon and cause fire to shoot up out of a rock and then two signs involving a fleece, performed on consecutive nights with opposite results […]
In this episode of Taco Tuesday Theology, we examine what it takes to hear from God and especially how to recognize His voice when we do.