jesus – LIFE EXCOGITATIONS

The 10 Instructions / Commandments / Laws / Prescriptions in the NT! There are some who have difficulty seeing the law, the commandments, the instructions, the prescriptions of Ex 20:3-17 in the New Testament. Even in Christ’s inaugural Sermon on the Mount. So let’s just take a short overview then of Mt 5-7. Continue reading ” “

1 KINGS 13

There is a little recognized story, a story that some theologians use to side with Lucifer and Cain in their misunderstanding of God. A story with its background in 1 Kings ch. 11,12 and occupying chapter 13 that is redolent with meaning. Another dispute within God’s family : Adam & Eve “ this woman…,” Continue reading “1 KINGS 13 “

THOUGHTS WORTH THINKING 2026 #2

“Shalom” means peace, and it’s Hebrew letters literally mean: “to destroy the authority attached to chaos.” See Genesis 3:15; Jer 29:11; Rev 20:10. Its been well noted that: The strength of a ship’s hull is measured by the destructive, disruptive forces which it overcomes – not by those which overcome it. Mt 4:1-11 & HebContinue reading “THOUGHTS WORTH THINKING 2026 #2”

THOUGHTS WORTH CONSIDERING JANUARY 2026

Obedience is a surrender of the heart to the sovereignty of love. True holiness [ wholeness ] is the all consuming active selfless love of God incrementally re-infused [ implanted ] into each wiling individual heart. The foundation, the raison d’eter, the focus for human worship is our peerless Creator who due to our followingContinue reading “THOUGHTS WORTH CONSIDERING JANUARY 2026”

Sabbath, Jurisdiction, and the Revelation of God’s Character

Why do modern societies still argue about Sabbath rules? From colonial-era “blue laws” that shuttered commerce on Sundays to contemporary court fights over religious accommodation at work, we keep circling the same tension: should a human government regulate sacred time? The question is older than America—it’s baked into how we read the Ten Commandments themselves,Continue reading “Sabbath, Jurisdiction, and the Revelation of God’s Character”

Of monotheism , the Godhead, the tree, & sun worship

THE ANCIENT REOCCURRING QUESTIONS: WHO IS GOD AND WHO ACTUALLY IS YOUR GOD? Viewed from the angles: OF MONOTHEISM, THE GODHEAD, THE TREE & SUN WORSHIP Our home base text will be DEUTERONOMY 6:4 “HEAR, ‘O ISRAEL THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE,” NAS, ESV, NIV. That’s the translation of the HebrewContinue reading “Of monotheism , the Godhead, the tree, & sun worship”