Confessions & Kiwi, an Emu and a Chick. & Love ali | 29 Oct 2009
I know the answer, but no one will listen to me!
Sigh.
One of the ways sin manifests itself in me is an inordinate desire for recognition. I’m glad to say that Jesus has worked enough on me that it’s far less a problem than it used to be, but every now and then - usually when I’m tired - it flares up. This is what happens: Continue Reading »
Bible ali | 17 Oct 2009
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit (short version).
Bible ali | 15 Oct 2009
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit.
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. (Matthew 12:31-32- ESV)
Wifey has asked me to post something about these verses after they were discussed at a Bible Study she attended this morning. Dutifully, I am now doing so. My only problem is that, while I’m happy with my general understanding of this verses, I don’t think I’ve plumbed the depths of it. Feel free, anyone, to add your own understandings in the comment section.
One thing I do know for sure, however: this is not talking about using the Spirit as a swear word! (Just thought I’d head that one off at the pass). Continue Reading »
Miscellaneous ali | 13 Oct 2009
Who believed the earth was flat?
According to popular thinking, the Middle Ages was a period of ignorance, often represented by the supposition that people thought the earth was flat. (Ever hear the contemporary phrase “flat earth thinking”?)
It turns out that is a myth. Continue Reading »