Earlier this week, Americans celebrated Independence Day, commemorating the day when the thirteen colonies declared their independence from England. In breaking ties, the colonies affirmed that they were able to govern themselves and no longer needed to be dependent upon a distant monarch.
There were certainly blessings that came from this independence. The most notable were [...]
Blessings and Burdens of Spiritual Independence
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 1:54 pm by Andy Sochor
Sins of the Rich Man
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 11:23 pm by Andy Sochor
Jesus’ story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is fairly well-known to most Bible students. One man lived a life of luxury, but found himself in torments after he died. The other was a poor beggar in this life, yet was comforted in a place of paradise.
Once in torments, the rich man appealed [...]
Do Not Go Back to the Old Law
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 1:09 am by Andy Sochor
Many professed Christians try to go back to the Old Law to determine what God requires of them today or to justify practices for which they can find no authority in the New Testament. Despite the fact that the Old Testament contains prophecy telling of a “new covenant” (Jeremiah 31:31-34) and the New Testament tells [...]
Hard-Headed Preachers
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 11:22 pm by Andy Sochor
We do not typically think of the term “hard-headed” as being a compliment when it is used to describe someone. Yet the Bible teaches that it is an essential characteristic of one who would proclaim the word of God. When God commissioned Ezekiel to “go to the house of Israel and speak with My words [...]
The Religion of Peace
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 12:46 am by Andy Sochor
The adherents of Islam and their sympathizers spend a lot of effort trying to paint Islam as a “religion of peace.” The well-documented history of terrorist attacks carried out in the name of Allah make it difficult to defend this position. An examination of the Quran does not help either, as it calls for Muslims [...]
The Plumb Line
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 10:16 pm by Andy Sochor
Amos 7 begins with God showing the prophet three visions warning about the coming judgment against Israel. After the first two visions Amos protested, pleading for mercy on behalf of Israel. But after the third vision he did not. What was different about the third vision? Answering this question will provide a valuable lesson for [...]
Did God Use the “Big Bang” to Create the Universe?
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 12:06 am by Andy Sochor
For a long time there has been a conflict between the teaching of the Bible and the beliefs of the scientific community in general over the origin of the universe. On one hand you have the Biblical account of God creating the universe from nothing in six days. On the other hand you have a [...]
