Posts Categorized: Franks Blog

Ephesians 6:11-15 “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore… Read more »

Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”   My wife and I (before she had her aneurysm and stroke)… Read more »

Psalms 31:24 “Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”   In this spiritual warfare God is calling us to be “strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” and we have been asking ourselves the question: What does this mean and how… Read more »

Jeremiah 4:22 “For My people are foolish, they have not known Me. They are silly children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”   In chapter 4 the prophet brings out a charge that God has against His people. He says: “There is… Read more »

When we think of Adam’s sin, what comes to mind? Is it that he too ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that the Lord forbid them to eat from? Or, is it that Adam asserted his own will instead of God’s will? I think it is the latter.   We… Read more »

Luke 19:44 “They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”   “Because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” To me this is a warning…. Read more »

James 2:5 “Be rich in faith.” Why does God want us to be rich in faith? The Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. And, we are told by Jesus in God’s Word that faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains.   So often we want to… Read more »

Luke 11:1 “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.’”   Jesus is teaching us how to be effective in prayer.   First, we are to come with the right frame of mind… Read more »

Rabbi Lapin, like many Rabbis, declare that Hebrew is the Lord’s language and even suggest that this was the language spoken in the beginning. We do know that the Torah and most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew. Rabbi Lapin goes on to say: “If there is no Hebrew word for something, then… Read more »

I thought it was interesting to hear of “open border” advocates quoting the Bible to advance their agenda. It is also interesting that these same people will show contempt for the rest of Scripture when it doesn’t fit their agenda.   I agree that we do need to go to Scripture, because I believe that… Read more »