… As both a Christian and a Democrat, I not only have to argue regularly with Republicans who see their party’s support of the wealthy as being one and the same as Christianity, but I also have to endure attacks from Democrats who hate religion, Christianity in particular. If fact, just a couple hours before… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Bible
Divorce & Remarriage (Bible Study) – Part 1
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] When I moved from my home town of Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Belmont University in the fall of 1990, I experienced unanticipated culture shock as my life in the land of… Read more »
Divorce & Remarriage (Bible Study) – Part 2
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Matthew 5:31-32, “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of… Read more »
Fasting (Bible Study) – Part 1
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Fasting isn’t exclusive to Christianity. Buddhists, Muslims, Native Americans and people of many other faiths engage in fasting and have done so throughout history. Due to its prevalence worldwide, it’s easy for Christian fasting… Read more »
Fasting (Bible Study) – Part 2
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Jonah 3:7-10, “Then he had proclamation made in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: No human being or animal, no heard or flock, shall taste anything. They shall not feed,… Read more »
Greed & Oppression of the Poor (Bible Study) – Part 1
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] I know what most people are thinking as they approach this study: “I already give to the needy, so I don’t need to examine all of the greed and oppression verses in the Bible…. Read more »
Greed & Oppression of the Poor (Bible Study) – Part 3
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Interest Exodus 22:25, “If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them.” Leviticus 25:36-37, “Do… Read more »
Greed & Oppression of the Poor (Bible Study) – Part 4
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Oppression Exodus 22: 22-24, “You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.” Context: Various laws are listed in this section on Exodus. Analysis: Why are widows and orphans so special? Because, along with aliens,… Read more »
Greed & Oppression of the Poor (Bible Study) – Part 5
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] God’s Judgment of the Oppressors Isaiah 3:14-15, “The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people: ‘It is you who have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is… Read more »
Greed & Oppression of the Poor (Bible Study) – Part 6
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Taxes/Redistribution of Wealth Leviticus 19:9, “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not… Read more »