Share Don’t Make Idol Gods By James Thornton / 7 days ago A Study Of The Ten Commandments: 4. Rule #2, Keep A Clear Vision Of God: “Don’t Make Idol Gods” Exodus 20:4 “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under […]
Share Grandmotherly Religion By James Thornton / a couple of weeks ago Grandmotherly Religion 2 Timothy 1:5. “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee (Timothy), which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.” After a personal greeting to Timothy, Paul addresses the quality and origin of his faith in the Lord, […]
Share The Greatness And Integrity By James Thornton / last month THE GREATNESS AND THE INTEGRITY OF JOB: We want to spend some time with Job. I feel that Job lived just prior to Abraham, during what is called the generation of Shem. Job 1:1. “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and […]
Share Hungering And Thirsting After Righteousness By James Thornton / last month Hungering And Thirsting After Righteousness: Matthew 5:6. “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Here Jesus speaks of a consuming anxiety for righteousness. Jesus portrays a man ravenous with hunger, parched and panting with thirst. Then He tells us that when we long for goodness as […]
Share Jacob’s Night At Bethel By James Thornton / a few months ago JACOB’S NIGHT AT BETHEL Jacob Receives The Blessing Of Almighty God, And Of Abraham: Genesis 28:3. And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 4. And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou […]
Share The Most Misunderstood Woman In The Bible: Why Job’s Wife May Have Gotten a Bad Rap By James Thornton / a few months ago The Most Misunderstood Woman in the Bible Why Job’s Wife May Have Gotten a Bad Rap Job 2:8. “And he (Job) took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 9.Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. Job’s wife’s name was never […]
Share The Four Monarchs By James Thornton / a few months ago The Four Monarchs Introduction: At the death of Nero in A. D. 69 it was the end of the most shameful life of any ruler in the history of the world. But on his death immediately a great power struggle ensued among the armies, the senate, and the powerful families of Rome. The result was […]
Share Man Received God’s Blessings By James Thornton / a few months ago MAN RECEIVED GOD’S BLESSING: God completed the environment with the creation of man, who not only reflected His image but who, praise God, also received His blessing. Genesis 1:28. “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the […]
Share The Room By James Thornton / a few months ago Subject: The Room 17 year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The subject was what Heaven was like. “I wowed ’em,” he later told his father, Bruce. “It’s a killer. It’s the bomb. It’s the best thing I ever wrote.” It also was the last. Brian’s parents […]
Share God’s Inner Circle By James Thornton / a few months ago God’s Inner Circle Psalm 91:1. “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” The theme of this Psalm is in the 2nd […]
