Jesus was well-known for using real life examples to convey spiritual truths. Many parables dealt with money and a close look reveals that several of his stories espoused free market, capitalist principles. The fact they have what we now call capitalist ideas proves he enjoyed the truths found in the free market, knowing they could [...]
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Wise investments: Jesus’ capitalist parables
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 8, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/wise-investments-jesus-capitalist-parables/
“Bible scholar” claims Christians are wrong on future resurrection
A few days ago, I did a post on how we are living in the days of damnable heresies. And wouldn’t you know it, as I was reading the headlines today I came across an article where a so-called Christian preacher, interviewed by the Christian Post, is promoting a damnable heresy. Gerald Haug, an Assemblies [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 27, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/bible-scholar-claims-christians-are-wrong-on-resurrection/
Manuscript evidence: the New Testament’s firm reliability
In determining the reliability of ancient writings, whether secular or religious (like the New Testament), scholars have devised standards to judge them. Those standards are the following: Bibliographic Evidence –Was the document composed close to the time of the event(s) it describes? –How many copies of the document are available to make a comparison? Internal [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 13, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/manuscript-evidence-the-new-testaments-firm-reliability/
Why it pays for us to get over ourselves
It is a staunchly engraved part of our human nature to be preoccupied with our own needs and wants. All too often our preoccupation with our own ideas can inadvertently lead us to fulfill popular cliches like “he shot himself in the foot,” or “she cut off her nose to spite her face.” When, in [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 2, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/why-it-pays-for-us-to-get-over-ourselves/
Repentance or resentment? Which shall I choose?
As we stand on the threshold of entering another year, this is often the time when we reflect on what has happened this year in our lives that we want to change as the new one approaches. Times of reflection often bring us to a crossroads where we can choose to repent or choose to [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on December 29, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/repentance-or-resentment-which-shall-i-choose/
I ate his flesh, I drank his blood
The day after Jesus fed the 5,000 in John 6, there were many from that crowd who tracked him down in another town the next day. When they found him, the Lord noticed something right away. They had forgotten what he had taught earlier in his sermon on the mount when he said 30Wherefore, if [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on October 17, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/i-ate-his-flesh-i-drank-his-blood/
Jesus’ parable of the king’s wedding feast
The Lord Jesus’ parable in Matthew 22:2-14 teaches many spiritual truths using a king’s wedding feast as an example and these truths are still as applicable today as they were back then. He covers a wide variety of subjects from love to patience to judgment and eternal punishment. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 5, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/jesus-parable-of-the-kings-wedding-feast/
Why did Jesus need God’s grace?
Like any other person who walks this Earth, my knowledge has its shortcomings and limitations. And like any other Christian, there are some Bible passages that stump me from time to time. Many years ago when I read Luke 2, there was one verse there that gave me pause and it was Luke 2:40, which [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on January 18, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/why-did-jesus-need-gods-grace/
A true prophecy from an unbelieving heart
47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on May 9, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/a-true-prophecy-from-an-unbelieving-heart/
Shroud of Turin still shrouded in controversy
The Shroud of Turin, which was discovered in the mid-1300s in Troyes, France, is once again on display from April 10-May 23, 2010 in Turin, Italy after a decade of absence from the public eye. It is touted as being the burial cloth of Jesus Christ by many Christians, pseudo-Christians, and some scientists. In 1898, [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 11, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/shroud-of-turin-still-shrouded-in-controversy/
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