Shall We Fear God?

If we are not to fear God, why does the Bible command us to fear Him?  By Don Ruhl   If you saw lightnings and a thick cloud, and heard thunderings and a loud trumpet, and knew God was present, would you enter the the mountain? (See Exo 19.16).   Many do not understand the [...]

Does God hear the prayers of sinners?

If God hears the prayers of sinners, why should they not believe that they are going to heaven without becoming Christians? By Don Ruhl Does God hear the prayers of sinners, of people who are not His spiritual children? Of course, He is able to hear what comes out of their mouths. That is not [...]

How to Discover Whether Something Is Right

How to Discover Whether Something Is Right Philippians 1.9–11 By Don Ruhl Can I Do It for the Glory of God? “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1Co 10.31). Can I Do It in the Name of the Lord? “And whatever you do in [...]

Watching for Lady Wisdom, Proverbs 8

Download the sermon notes upon which this article is based: 01012012Pro8 Watching for Lady Wisdom What would you to do to acquire the greatest skill? Proverbs 8 By Don Ruhl What would you do to get the greatest skill that humans could ever have? What if I told you that it would only take a few [...]

How Long Shall We Wait For God? Psalm 13

How Long Shall We Wait For God?  Some people see religion as a means of obtaining good things, but God sees it as a means of making us good people. By Don Ruhl David was a man who seemed to have his life in order. He killed lions, bears, and giants, he defeated all of [...]

If the Rocks Were Removed: What we see as a war in our lives, God hears as beautiful music!

If the Rocks Were Removed By Don Ruhl The brook would lose its song, if the rocks were removed It is simply water cascading over rocks, yet the sound of a mountain brook is music to our ears. It would not be the same, if the rocks were removed. Think about it: the rocks help [...]

Seven Things the Church Needs to Overcome: The modern church has much to learn from Revelation 2 and 3

Seven Things the Church Needs to Overcome: Revelation 2 and 3 By Don Ruhl Apathy  In Revelation 2.1–7 Jesus had many good things to say about the church in Ephesus. However, in verse 4, Jesus said, “Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” Jesus commended the church for their [...]

The Controlling Power of Sin

The Controlling Power of Sin By Don Ruhl When the men of Sodom were angered by Lot’s refusal to hand over the men who had come to visit Lot, Lot’s visitors, who were really angels, smote the Sodomites with blindness. Notice what Genesis 19:11 says the Sodomites did after being struck with blindness, “And they [...]

God and Creation

God and Creation By Don Ruhl Is nature an end in itself, or is it a means to an end? The biblical view maintains that nature is not an end in itself, but because it is a creation, it is a means to an end. Creation leads us to God and to the true or [...]

The Seat of Authority in Language

The Seat of Authority in Language  By Steve Lloyd and Don Ruhl   In the August 21st, 1980, issue of the Gospel Advocate, Hugo McCord made this observation, “Greek grammar is valuable, but this writer is suspicious of any doctrine dependent wholly upon Greek Grammar. Such leaves most of the human race in an impossible [...]