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Hurtful Riches - Nov 9, 2006
/article/hurtful-richesDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt" (Ecclesiastes 5:13). In this passage we have an irony indeed. Solomon was immensely rich, for God had promised him "I...
The Seven Witnesses - Oct 19, 2006
/article/seven-witnessesDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true" (John 5:31-32). The book of John was written to demonstrate that Jesus is...
When Moses became Angry - Sep 16, 2006
/article/when-moses-became-angryDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath" (Ephesians 4:26). In our text, the verse instructs us to be angry and yet not sin. But the Bible clearly condemns losing one's temper. Indeed, just a few verses after...
Christ Is a Rock - Aug 15, 2006
/article/christ-rockDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I" (Psalm 61:2). Oftentimes the Scripture draws an analogy between the Lord and a rock. Our text is only one such...
Fickle Political Popularity - Jul 18, 2006
/article/fickle-political-popularityDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me" (Psalm 3:1). Popularity is a fickle thing, particularly when it comes to political leadership. This was certainly true in the days of King David....
A Lion in the Way - Jun 8, 2006
/article/lion-wayDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets" (Proverbs 22:13). Today there are no known lion populations in the Middle East. But at the time of the Old Testament, they were still fairly common,...
The Wind - May 20, 2006
/article/windDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit" (John 3:8). Right from the beginning there is an association...
The Avenger of Blood - Apr 29, 2006
/article/avenger-bloodDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "Appoint out for you cities of refuge, . . . and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood" (Joshua 20:2-3). Our modern criminal code makes an important distinction between premeditated murder and accidental homicide. But...
A Holier Than Thou Attitude - Mar 25, 2006
/article/holier-than-thou-attitudeDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, . . . A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; . . . Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou" (Isaiah 65:2-3,5). As...
Fullness in Famine - Feb 7, 2006
/article/fullness-famineDavid Woetzel, B.S. - "In famine He shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword" (Job 5:20). How wonderful it is as a child of God to be able to lay our future in His hands when calamities strike around us. God has said: "Behold,...