The answer to the title of this article should be clear. We should not bless any nation, or even any person for that matter, unquestioningly. We don’t bless our own children when they do wrong. So, why should we bless a nation regardless of their behavior? Furthermore, to bless our own children even when they do wrong is to hate them. For to do so, would be to teach them that they can do wrong without consequences. This is not... Read more
If in Jesus we find the fulfillment of God’s call to Abraham and the promised blessing to the nations, then why is it that Jesus didn’t extend His ministry to the nations? Answer: because that is what He commissioned His disciples—and us—to do! A few years ago I conducted a seminar on understanding the ‘end-times’ in Scripture, and why it matters for our lives. I opened the seminar by asking, ‘What do you suppose is the most significant question that... Read more
In warfare, the enemy will continue to attack whether we are prepared to participate or not. One means of preparation for battle is to grow in discipleship. In my first post I wrote about the danger of the obsession with the ‘End-Times’ and how many are caught up in the hysteria that accompanies it. I closed the article with this charge: ‘So, are we spending our time becoming disciples of Christ who are prepared to face the tribulations inherent in... Read more
When are all the speculations regarding ‘Eschatology’ going to ‘end’? Sorry for the pun. But we have so much talk about the end of the world beginning to circulate again with the ‘prediction’ of 2011 by a well known radio preacher, as well as the secular interest in 2012 and the end of the Mayan calendar. My first thought is to wonder when will the church begin to learn from its lessons in the past? Don’t we as Christians realize... Read more
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