Heavenly Citizens In Earthly Shoes

Jesus insisted, "You must be born again." [John 3:3] Liberal Christians won't go there; evangelical Christians stop there: Jesus starts there! A baby is BORN crying, being spoon-fed and having his diaper changed; but he cannot continue like that throughout his life! At some point this baby grows to a toddler...a boy...a youth...a man. A Christian is one who is BORN AGAIN. So why in even “good” churches do newborns not grow into Biblical manhood? My website explores this issue.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

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Genesis Book I, Chapters 1-20  click here

Genesis Book II, Chapters 21-36  click here

Genesis Book III, Chapters 37-50  click here

Exodus Book I, Chapters 1-11  click here

Exodus Book II, Chapters 12-20  click here

Exodus Book III, Chapters 21-28  click here

Exodus Book IV, Chapters 29-40  click here

Leviticus Book I, Chapters 1-6  click here

Leviticus Book II, Chapters 7-12  click here

Leviticus Book III, Chapters 13-20  click here

Leviticus Book IV, Chapters 21-27  click here

Numbers Book I, Chapters 1-6  click here

Numbers Book II, Chapters 7-13  click here

Numbers Book III, Chapters 14-21  click here

Numbers Book IV, Chapters 22-36  click here

Deuteronomy Book I, Chapters 1-6  click here

Deuteronomy Book II, Chapters 7-15  click here

Deuteronomy Book III, Chapters 16-25  click here

Deuteronomy Book IV, Chapters 26-34  click here

Joshua Book I, Chapters 1-7  click here

Joshua Book II, Chapters 8-24  click here

Matthew Book I, Chapters 1-5  click here

Matthew Book II, Chapters 6-11  click here

Matthew Book III, Chapters 12-16  click here

Matthew Book IV, Chapters 17-22  click here

Matthew Book V, Chapters 23-28  click here

Acts Book I, Chapters 1-6  click here

Acts Book II, Chapters 7-13  click here

Acts Book III, Chapters 14-21  click here

Acts Book IV, Chapters 22-28  click here

Romans Book I, Chapters 1-5:2  click here

Romans Book II, Chapters 5:3-10  click here

Romans Book III, Chapters 11-16  click here

1 Corinthians Book I, Chapters 1:1-2:16  click here

1 Corinthians Book II, Chapters 3:1-6:11  click here

1 Corinthians Book III, Chapters 6:11-10:4  click here

1 Corinthians Book IV, Chapters 10:4-12:31  click here

1 Corinthians Book V, Chapters 13:1-16:24  click here

2 Corinthians Book I, Chapters 1-4  
click here

2 Corinthians Book II, Chapters 5-9  click here

2 Corinthians Book III, Chapters 10-13  click here

Galatians Book I, Chapters 1-2  click here

Galatians Book II, Chapters 3-4  click here

Galatians Book III, Chapters 5-6  click here

Ephesians Book I, Chapters 1-2:10  click here

Ephesians Book II, Chapters 2:11-4  click here

Ephesians Book III, Chapters 5-6  click here

Philippians Book I, Chapters 1-2  click here

Philippians Book II, Chapters 3-4  click here

Colossians Book I, Chapter 1:1-15 click here

Colossians Book II, Chapters 1:16-3:8 click here

Colossians Book III, Chapters 3:9-4:18 click here

Thessalonians Book I, 1 Thess. 1-3 click here

Thessalonians Book II, 1 Thess. 4-5 click here

Thessalonians Book III, 2 Thess. 1-3 click here

1 Timothy Book I, Chapters 1-2 click here

1 Timothy Book II, Chapters 3-4 click here

1 Timothy Book III, Chapters 5-6 click here


2 Timothy Book I, Chapters 1-2 click here

2 Timothy Book II, Chapters 3-4 click here

Titus & Philemon Book I, Titus 1-2 click here

Titus & Philemon Book II, Titus 3-Philemon 1 click here

Hebrews Book I, Chapters 1-5  click here

Hebrews Book II, Chapters 6-9  click here

Hebrews Book III, Chapters 10-11  click here

Hebrews Book IV, Chapters 12-13  click here

James Book I, Chapter 1  click here

James Book II, Chapters 2-3  click here

James Book III, Chapters 4-5  click here

1 Peter Book I, Chapter 1  click here

1 Peter Book II, Chapters 2-3  click here

1 Peter Book III, Chapters 4-5  click here

2 Peter Book I, Chapter 1  click here

2 Peter Book II, Chapters 2-3  click here

Revelation Book I, Chapter 1-2  click here

Revelation Book II, Chapters 3-5  click here

Revelation Book III, Chapters 6-11  click here

Revelation Book IV, Chapters 12-14  click here

Revelation Book V, Chapters 15-18  click here

Revelation Book VI, Chapters 19-22  click here

In Season and Out of Season 1  click here

In Season and Out of Season 2  click here

In Season and Out of Season 3  click here

In Season and Out of Season 4  click here

Kingdom of Eretz  click here

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Excerpts from Deuteronomy, Book I and Book II

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   The first nine verses of Deuteronomy 21 detail a procedure to be used, when murder was committed but the murderer was unknown. Imagine watching one of the CSI TV series or Bones. A corpse is discovered in some secluded location. There are no witnesses to the crime and the corpse isn’t talking either. What to do?

   Well, on TV the scientific nerds and squints commence to gathering materials from the landscape around the corpse, and from the corpse too. Then they retreat to the laboratory and see what they can find out from their collection of materials. Finally, as more and more evidence is examined and new revelations come to light, a light bulb comes on over the head of one of the actors and he or she exclaims, “I know who did it!”
   Well guess what? It doesn’t usually work like that in reality! It didn’t usually work like that in Old Testament Israel either. So much for Plan A. That left the Lord with Plan B, which He shared with the Israelites in Deuteronomy 21:1-9. Let’s spend our time today studying this plan. You may read the full account in Deuteronomy Book II.

   Deuteronomy 5:3 might be a wee bit befuddling to some folks. At Mt. Sinai the older generation of Israelites received the Law. On the plains of Moab in our present text the younger generation of Israelites were about to receive the Law. How then did Moses assert that the Lord didn’t make His covenant with their fathers, but with them?
   Hmm. I am reminded of Winston Churchill’s 1939 description of Soviet Russia. He referred to them as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”! They were a tough nut to crack. But not to lose heart, dear heart. Let us wade through the confusion and decipher the cipher.
   Moses and all the Old Testament saints had an Oriental mindset. They didn’t fraternize with Aristotle much. Their way of reasoning and concomitant mode of expression did not jive with the Occidental mode, and vice versa too!
Moses was not claiming the Lord at Sinai did not make a covenant with the older generation. He stated that the Lord’s covenant was not SOLELY with the older generation. His covenant was with Israel, with all Israelites throughout ALL generations.
   So did the Lord give the Law to the generation of Israelites who were at Mt. Sinai? No, He did not. Did He give the Law to all Israelites of all generations? Yes, that is precisely what He did. It is in this context we are to interpret Moses’ words in verse 3, brothers and sisters. You may read the full account in Deuteronomy Book I.