“The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord. In Solomon’s oldContinue reading “1 KINGS 11:2-6 ”
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2 PETER 2:17-19
“These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. They promise freedom,Continue reading “2 PETER 2:17-19 ”
1 JOHN 2:17
“And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.” 1 John 2:17 This simple passage speaks volumes about our Christian hope. The search for meaning is the search that every matured human being undertakes at some point. As John noted the variousContinue reading “1 JOHN 2:17”