Good For Who? | Ernie's Musings

Good For Who? | Ernie's Musings

For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.  (Leviticus 11:44)

I have addressed this topic in the past perhaps because the older I get, the more I recognize my own deficiency in this area. I also see the growing invasion of “worldliness” spreading in our churches, including our more “conservative” evangelical churches. I attribute much of this to a general lack of biblical literacy, especially with regard to Old Testament teaching regarding the Mosaic Law. 

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Says Who? | Ernie's Musings

Says Who? | Ernie's Musings

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, (2 Peter 3:3)

“Scoffers,” as defined by the Apostle Peter in the context of this verse, are those who reject the  teaching of Scripture concerning the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, but more generally, scoffers  ridicule all teachings of Scripture. Scoffers become, as the Apostle Paul described, “fools” – “Professing themselves to be wise” (Romans 1:22). A “fool,” as defined by the Bible, is one who  “hath said in his heart, There is no God” (Psalm 14:1). While the world has always had a good  number of “foolish scoffers,” it seems, to me at least, that their ranks have swelled in these “last  days,” or perhaps they have just gotten more brazen. The open and unapologetic Christian will  sooner or later encounter scoffers that will mock and challenge one’s faith in the Word of God.  When that happens, Peter says, “sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give  an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear”  (1 Peter 3:15, emphasis mine).

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A Willing Heart | Ernie's Musings

A Willing Heart | Ernie's Musings

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing  hearted.  (Exodus 35:21-22a)

A gift is not a gift unless it is given out of a willing heart. Read more: http://erniecarrasco.com/2016/02/07/a-willing-heart/