Is God a “Moral Monster”?
This was my Pastor’s Column in the Siskiyou Daily News on Friday, July 21, 2017.
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“Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho”: Really?
Joshua 5:13-6:27; Revelation 11:15-19 July 9, 2017 ● Download this sermon (PDF) • Download the bulletin (PDF) Congregation of Christ: A guest pastor asked the congregation, “Do you know how I got my car?” So he proceeded to tell his story of how he went to a car dealership because he really wanted to have a car. When he found his “dream car,” he walked around it, praying for it, and “laying his hands” on it. The next Sunday, in his sermon, he preached how it is God’s will that…
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“These Were Commended for Their Faith”
Isaiah 53:1-12; Hebrews 11:30-40 May 7, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: “Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed, and prosperous. Stop talking to God about how big your mountains are, and start talking to your mountains about how big your God is! Don’t just accept whatever comes your way in life. You were born to win; you were born for greatness; you were created to be a champion in life.” Compare this quote with verses 35-38 of our text, describing the tremendous hardship many believers suffer…
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“Is God a Moral Monster?”
Today, the men of Big Springs Community Church continued their study of “The Gospel According to Joshua,” based on the White Horse Inn series. Lesson 2’s title is striking, “Is God a Moral Monster?” Over and over again, God was glorified by the men. “He is Sovereign.” “He does what he pleases.” “He’s in control of our lives.” Some points that we discussed were: God’s judgment is not only against the “_ites”—Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, etc. (Jos 3:10)— but also against Israelites. God says to Israel before they were destroyed by…
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Men’s Bible Study: “The Gospel According to Joshua”
The men are currently visiting a period in Biblical history known as “The Conquest of the Promised Land” in the Book of Joshua. But in recent times, the most heated discussion when Joshua is mentioned is about the command by God to the Israelites to “devote” everyone and everything “to destruction” as they conquered the cities in the land. How can a good, loving God command “genocide”? Join us as we embark on a “conquest” of this and several other themes and issues in seven Lessons from the White Horse…
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