This essay, “Christian Obedience,” was first published as a CGG Weekly essay on June 20, 2014. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” —John 14:15 It is commonly thought—if not commonly taught—that obedience plays little part in New Testament Christianity. People are urged, “Believe in Jesus Christ, and you will …
This essay, “How Human Nature Came to Be,” was published originally in the CGG Weekly on May 23, 2014. “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting.” —Romans 1:28 …
A variation of this essay, “Facing Persecution,” appeared in CGG Weekly on July 27, 2012. “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” —II Timothy 3:12 Without a doubt, the Western world has “progressed” into a post-Christian age. Christianity is only one among many …
This essay, “Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part One),” first appeared in CGG Weekly on March 4, 2011. “He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” —I John 2:4 In most American presidential campaigns, candidates for that …
I wrote this essay, “Wisdom for the Young (Part One),” for the October 22, 2010, CGG Weekly. “Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Seven),” on March 5, 2010. “. . . and they shall become one flesh.” —Genesis 2:24c The biblical concept of husband and wife being “one flesh” is far more involved than many people think. This teaching has its origins in Genesis 2:24: “Therefore …
Originally “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Four),” this essay was published in CGG Weekly on February 12, 2010. “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table.” —Psalm 128:3 Psalm 128 illustrates how properly honoring and working …
I wrote this essay, “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Two),” on January 29, 2010, for CGG Weekly. “So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” —Matthew 19:6 We tend to look at our lives in a very physical manner, …
