Coffee, Code and Candor

Concerning the question of whether plants died before the fall of man:
The argument is along the lines that since plants were for food for man before the fall, we know plants were decaying and “dying” at that time. Clearly they weren’t being consumed in their created state and remaining that way. Thus death […]

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. (Pro.29:4)
God’s word is truth (Jn.17:17; Psa.119:128,142,151,160) and his righteous judgments endure forever (Psa.119:160). The statement of Proverbs 29:4 hit me this morning, especially the part about the land being overthrown by the king that receives gifts.
Judgment is good for a […]

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely […]

In my Bible reading this morning I read Proverbs chapter 14. I made a few interesting observations. As is typically the case when reading the Bible, I gleaned new things this morning that I had not gleaned in the past.
First, I noted verses 3 and 23 because I just recently started noting verses that deal […]

This is a collection of verses from the Bible dealing with the mouth, the tongue, the lips, etc. The Bible says a lot about these things, mainly concerning the importance of guarding our speech. The general rule of thumb seems to be that we should speak less and listen more (Pro.17:27-28; Jas.1:19-20; […]