Feb. 2015: The Search for the Truth

“Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Parents used this saying with my generation, but it may not be said as much today. This was deemed motivation to get a child to clean his room or eat at the dinner table without making a mess. Yep, the parents played

“The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.” Isaiah 9:10 Without having to name names, there have been at least two high profile U.S. politicians who used this verse in

“Love the sinner, hate the sin.” This cliché is used quite frequently in Christian circles today as justification for loving people regardless of their sins or lifestyles. After all, God is a God of love and yet He also detests sin. However you feel about this saying,

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelation 3:20 For perhaps decades here in America, this verse has been used to describe

“The truth will set you free.” Is this a Bible verse? I’ve heard it used by people trying to enlighten another as to the so-called “truth” in a particular situation. It’s often stated in a humorous or even condescending way. I think I may even have used

“Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ ‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’” Genesis 4:9 Anyone who has had a younger brother or sister has probably used this line on their parents to shirk responsibility. I know I have.

“The word, Trinity. Is it in the Bible?” Perhaps no other concept hurts my brain more than the word, Trinity. How can our finite minds get around the Godhead – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? How can He be one person and three people at the same

“The Lord helps those that help themselves.” Surely if a saying has the Lord’s name in it, then it must be from the Bible. Wrong. Various versions of this statement go all the way back to Greek civilization. Euripedes penned the line in the Greek tragedy, Hippolytus.

“Money is the root of all evil.” Shame on you for wanting money! It’s the root of all evil after all. Everything bad in this world can trace its roots back to money. Better to be poor and happy than rich and condemned for eternity. At least

“God will not give you more than you can bear.” Most of us have probably heard this sentence given as a word of encouragement to someone going through a hard time. Maybe they are sick or multiple challenges are coinciding in their life. However, is it true