Judges 12:5-6 And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” (6) they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,”…
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It hasn’t been that long ago that someone told me our church’s position on divorce was wrong. We acknowledge that God permits divorce for habitual, unrepentant, hard-hearted violation of the marriage vows. Sexual unfaithfulness, failure to love and provide for, desertion, and abuse (a kind of desertion) are, we maintain,…
Read MorePsa 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; (2) but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. Pro…
Read MoreWe want to make you aware that Pastor Crippen's sermon today at Christ Reformation Church is on marriage and divorce. Using the sermon text of Matthew 19:1-12 and scripture reading from Deuteronomy 24, Pastor reminds us of the importance of rightly handling the word of truth. And there are very…
Read MoreIt looks like evil, wicked people are getting away with it. Probably most of us have thought this at one time or another, especially when we as victims consider our abusers. It can be easy to get discouraged when we see the wicked continuing to prosper, but Psalm 73 provides…
Read MoreJon 1:1-2 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, (2) “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” Jon 3:4-5 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey.…
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