Reproach of Men Blog

1. If all you ever hear is yourself, it’s very difficult to learn anything. 2. The physical, and the needs of the physical ARE NOT the most important…. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make [...]

Without realizing it, the LORD’s children frequently refuse His blessings. Unfortunately, the complaint of those same children is frequently to the effect the LORD does not bless like they think He ought. This message addresses how it is that we refuse the blessings the LORD does desire to bestow upon His children. May it be [...]

The following podcast is a Wednesday night lesson on the dangers of assuming you know the intent of someone else. As the Scripture plainly demonstrates, we cannot know the heart of another — only the LORD God can know the true intent of someone’s heart.   I pray you find the lesson profitable. In Christ, Paul W. Davis

This post arises out of a study that I am doing, and is tied to one of John Locke’s books, which is The Reasonableness of Christianity. In this book much argument is made of what one must know to be saved or born-again, and become a Christian. At the time I read the book (which [...]

Yesterday, President Barack Obama spoke in Minneapolis, MN and decided to invoke the name of God to support his contention that we all should have government mandated and managed health insurance forced upon us. Fundamentally, I disagree, Moreover, I have major problems with him invoking God in any way to support his socialist cause. The [...]

The contents of this post have been moved to the Audio – Lessons and Preaching page. In Christ, Paul W. Davis

Astoundingly, in this day and age, after all the Jews have suffered, they have the audacity to engage in religious persecution. Court hears Messianic Jews’ suit against Beersheba chief rabbi It seems that the Chief Rabbi and the orthodox Jews of Beersheba are no better than the Jews of the 1st century who persecuted the Christians then. [...]

From time to time I receive notifications of the surveys Barna Group does relating to religion, and specifically Christians and Christianity. The title of the latest survey is “Many Churchgoers and Faith Leaders Struggle to Define Spiritual Maturity“1 The results, though distressing, are not surprising. The sad truth is the results should not surprise anyone familiar [...]

From time to time I received notifications of The Barna Group’s studies and surveys of American Christianity. It is helpful in understanding why this country is in the mess it is in, and how supposed Christians seem to have little to no influence on this nation. Well, the latest Barna Survey shows exactly why [...]

Not that I have time to do a proper post, but I was reading Spurgeon’s sermon on Jacob and Esau and was appalled at the lack of Scripture usage by Spurgeon. No, what I found was a lot of Calvinist vomit, and very little in the way of actual instruction from the Scripture. I am not [...]