Restoration promises for Israel are followed by derision against Babylon that hauntingly metamorphosizes into an oracle against satan himself and then returns to Babylon. The chapter ends with oracles against Assyria and Philistia.
my Lagos commute video
This is another test video I did where I filmed my commute to work in Lagos. Nothing unusual happened that day (which is in itself unusual), but some may find it somewhat interesting.(Link to video)
why trials? can’t we just be prosperous?
Like roots of trees that dig deeper during drought, so is our faith when we are subject to suffering. Our faith is thus tested and grows beyond a superficial acceptance of the gospel.
Job 14: Job’s melancholy lament
God decrees the fleeting life of man, his days are determined and he cannot go beyond appointed limits. Unlike trees dead men don’t sprout up again although Job ponders the possibility of resurrection.
reposting all my Podcasts in iTunes:(
All my podcasts have disappeared from iTunes (my empty iTunes page). However, hopefully this will help subdue my procrastination in producing them as, at this rate, it will take me 95 years to complete the whole bible.
(and yes I did work it out exactly – doh! there goes my procrastination kicking in again!)
discernment
Developing discernment is absolutely crucial to your christian walk and, contrary to popular belief, discernment isn’t the ability to tell right from wrong, it is the ability to tell right from almost right. (paraphrased – Charles Spurgeon)
Genesis 14: Abram, Lot and Melchizedek
Abram gathered 318 men and rescued Lot who had been captured by the four kings. Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God, blessed Abram who gave him a tenth of the plunder.
the all new video blog
I’ve been doing some trial runs with my video camera with the intention of posting some more serious (but entertaining) theology type videos. Meanwhile here is my first attempt at producing a video. (video link here)
what’s with all the weird symbolism?
The canonical books of “apocalyptic” imagery belong to a genre that evokes the metaphysical inner workings of the universe and penetrates to deeper visceral level than the “straightforward” empirical narrative of redemptive history.
Romans 13: love fulfills the law
Be subject to the secular authorities as they have been instituted by God. As love fulfills the spirit of the Mosaic law, put on Jesus Christ and cast off desires for self gratification.
