I acknowledge here that this is Old Testament, but the New Testament, under the New Covenant, teaches us the same things. We are to be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. And God chose us in him before the foundation of the...
I found this definition of idolatry online:
Now, what my mind was being led to the past several days, really, is this whole subject of “Jesus is the reason for the season,” which I keep seeing promoted on social media. But then what I mainly see being posted by people are images of Jesus as a...
We who live on the planet earth live in flesh bodies, and the flesh has a tendency to desire all sorts of things which may not be good for us. And then we are bombarded with all sorts of messages coming from TV and movies and videos and music lyrics and social media and advertising, et al, which...
‘Tis the season to be jolly,
Light the trees, and hang the holly,
Join in all the merrymaking,
And in all the cookie baking.
Light your candles on your altars,
Don’t misstep, now don’t you falter,
Cross your T’s and dot your I’s,
Prepare yourself for the surprise.
Join in the bands, and raise...
It really has nothing to do with the pagan roots of the holiday. That is in the past. What I object to and what I believe God objects to is what is happening in the present.
The Focus on Santa Claus
For one, Christmas is primarily about Santa Claus. It does not matter if you have never done...
‘Twas the life before Santa,
And all through the church,
They were praising their Lord,
And His righteousness searched.
The bells that were ringing
Were calling for prayer.
They were calling on God
To His righteousness wear.
Confessing their sins,
Thus, they humbly did bow.
Forsaking their...