The Bible describes many customs that seem strange in our culture today What should we do with these passages Today R C Sproul helps us recognize the difference between temporal customs and universal principles in Scripture Get the 'Bible Study Basics' DVD Collection with R C Sproul for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org resource-collection Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries Explore all of our podcasts https www ligonier org podcasts [... more]

Watch listen or read the full-length version of this message here https www wisdomonline org teachings the-metamorphic-phenomena Metamorphosis in nature transforms the weak into strong and the ordinary into magnificent Most often this natural transformation results from intense pressure fierce refinement or astonishing change These same examples of metamorphosis can be applied through Scripture to our own Christian lives In fact we need all three principles in order to grow and mature as Believers These processes are not comfortable and can be quite painful but the result is a beautiful new thing for our good and to God's glory [... more]

Each summer when I was a child I would travel two hundred miles to enjoy a week with my grandparents I wasn rsquo t aware until later how much wisdom I soaked up from those two people I loved Their life experiences and walk with God had given them perspectives that my young mind couldn rsquo t yet imagine Conversations with them about the faithfulness of God assured me that God is trustworthy and fulfills every promise He makes Mary the mother of Jesus was a teenager when an angel visited her The incredible news brought by Gabriel must have [... more]

The statistics for young people leaving the Church after high school and college are grim In this program we explore how to help your kids walk with God and become young people of character conviction and compassion [... more]

ldquo Tell all the truth but tell it slant rdquo the poet Emily Dickinson wrote suggesting that because God rsquo s truth and glory is far ldquo too bright rdquo for vulnerable human beings to understand or receive all at once it rsquo s best for us to receive and share God rsquo s grace and truth in ldquo slant rdquo mdash gentle indirect mdash ways For ldquo the Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind rdquo The apostle Paul made a similar argument in Ephesians when he urged believers to be ldquo completely humble and gentle rdquo [... more]

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How can we know whether specific instructions in the Bible were meant only for an ancient culture or if we should still observe those commands today Today R C Sproul contrasts between temporary customs and universal principles in Scripture Get the 'Knowing Scripture' DVD Series for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org knowing-scripture Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

The statistics for young people leaving the Church after high school and college are grim In this program we explore how to help your kids walk with God and become young people of character conviction and compassion [... more]