“The House of Rahab was upon the town wall” (Josh. ii. 15). The record states that the “wall” of Jericho fell down flat, not walls (plural), nor the house upon the wall; and that after the wall had fallen the young men went into the house, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her […]
Rahab was untruthful, yet the Scriptures praise her. True, but the Scriptures do not praise her for her untruthfulness, but for her great faith (Heb. xi. 31;Jas. ii. 25). May we then tell stories to show our faith? Certainly not. Lying is an abomination to the Lord, and is strictly forbidden (Lev. xix. 11; Ephes. […]
The Bible record is that prior to the introduction of sin into the world by our first parents, everything “was very good”; and peace and goodwill were the order of the day, even with the animals; and the same condition of things will doubtless obtain in the Millennium. We thus conclude, because, when there again […]
Sinds enkele jaren konden wij fijn gebruik maken van de webvoorzieningen van Google. 2020 bleek voor bepaalde website houders een jaar van verandering. Zo werden wij voor Blogger en Google Sites geconfronteerd met wijzigingen die heel wat trammelant zouden opbrengen. Onze oude Google-hoofdsite moest, net als alle Google-sites, worden geconverteerd naar de nieuwe Google-sites (als […]
De weinigen die behouden worden (slot) “U hebt uw schatkamers gevuld, hoewel de tijd ten einde loopt” (Jac.5:3) Strijdt om in te gaan door de enge poort, want velen, zeg Ik u, zullen trachten in te gaan, doch het niet kunnen.” (Lukas 13:24, NBG’51) Redding – poorten en wegen In Lukas 13:23 lezen we hoe […]
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