Although David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22), he did make mistakes. The one that usually comes to our mind first was his sin with Bathsheba. But he later committed an offense so sever that the Lord sent a pestilence which killed 70,000 people (2 Samuel 24:15). What was his sin? He [...]
The Trouble with the Census
Posted on April 9, 2010 at 11:44 pm by Andy Sochor
Everything Pertaining to Life and Godliness
Posted on October 4, 2009 at 3:27 pm by Andy Sochor
Peter tells us that God has “granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). We can be assured, knowing that there is nothing that we need that God has not, or will not, provide to us. In order to make it to heaven, we simply need to take advantage of what [...]
The Passing of Time
Posted on January 1, 2009 at 10:40 am by Andy Sochor
God is eternal, having existed before the creation of the universe (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 102:27). As such, He is not bound by time as we are. He created it as a framework for our lives.
We, naturally, tend to think of the passing of time as inevitable. But one day, time will be destroyed (done away [...]
Forgetting the Past
Posted on November 18, 2008 at 9:12 pm by Andy Sochor
In writing to the church in Philippi, Paul spoke of the pursuit of his goal, which should be our goal — the resurrection of the dead to the hope of eternal life.
“Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching [...]
