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Jacob Prays His Commitment To Tithing

July 1, 2009 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

How Did Jacob
Learn About Tithing

The story of Jacob is interesting to say the least. He was one of only two children (twin brothers) born to Isaac.

Technically he was the younger of the two having been born second. This meant the family blessings and responsibility would, by right, pass on to his brother, Esau.

In the case of this family, the blessing involved more than just material wealth. It involved promises from God to their descendants for many generations to come. They were to be God’s chosen nation and to serve special spiritual purposes. [Read more…] about Jacob Prays His Commitment To Tithing

What The Bible Says About Tithing?

June 30, 2009 by EnnisP 15 Comments

Abraham Paid Tithes

There are several times in Scripture when tithing was practiced but the most important of all is the first time it is mentioned.

Abraham was the one who paid the tithe and he paid it to a priest by the name of Melchizedek. The incident is recorded in Genesis 14:20. There are several things which make this situation very interesting. [Read more…] about What The Bible Says About Tithing?

How Are Money and Success Related?

June 2, 2009 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Christopher Morley said,

“There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.”

If Morley’s statement is correct, we would understand that money is only one of three essential ingredients to success, not the essence of it, and in fact, any one of the three without the others is success distorted. [Read more…] about How Are Money and Success Related?

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People

May 26, 2009 by EnnisP 2 Comments

Humans Have God-Given Power
To Influence
The Balance of Good and Evil

It’s an age old problem. It happens in every generation. Good people die before their time, sometimes in horrible ways, or are disabled by unfair injuries or are crippled by unexpected financial loss…and we really get upset about this! Our sense of justice is offended.

When bad things happen to people we perceive as good, especially children, we become indignant. Why doesn’t God stop all the unnecessary pain and suffering? Why should any child be afflicted with disease, neglect or abuse? Why should any good person at any age endure painful experiences?

And the fact that God created the world in the blink of an eye begs the question. With all that power, why doesn’t He protect innocent people from bad things and prove to everyone how benevolent He can be? To any person who hasn’t become emotionally callous this is a fair and reasonable question but is it really an emotional issue? We can’t reasonably consider this question without asking several more questions first. For example… [Read more…] about Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People

Did Jesus Heal To Show His Power Or Be Helpful?

May 13, 2009 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Jesus performed thousands of miracles. He was constantly healing endless numbers of people. Some He raised from the dead.

He was sensitive to the needy and never avoided or resisted an opportunity to give His support. He even responded to basic human needs that were far from life threatening. He fed thousands who were neither poor nor malnourished on at least two occasions, possibly more. John did say Jesus performed many other miracles that were not reported.

But, the questions are: