by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Psalm 73 For God knows that when you eat from it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.Genesis 3:5 Steve Jobs left a legacy of innovation at Apple. From the iPod and the iPhone to the iPad, he launched products that have...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Genesis 19:1–29 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.Genesis 3:3 Charles Spurgeon wrote about the godly influence his mother had on him as she diligently taught him the Bible and prayed for him. “I remember on one occasion, her praying...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Subtlety of Temptation: Half-Truths Read 2 Corinthians 11:1–15 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals that the Lord God made.Genesis 3:1 Last October a church janitor opened fire on the Atlanta congregation where he was once employed, killing the...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read John 8:39–47 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires.John 8:44 The tactics and strategies of warfare need to evolve as enemies change. In the jungles of Vietnam, the United States faced a different kind of enemy than...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Genesis 3:1–24 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was . . . desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.Genesis 3:6 Augustine, the fourth-century theologian, stated, “He is a man of a just and holy life that . . . keeps his affections under...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
When Rules Don’t Work: Fighting Temptation the Wrong Way Read Colossians 2:16–23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom . . . but they lack any value. Colossians 2:23 Some churches teach abstention from alcohol, enforce strict dress codes, and forbid...
