Random Thoughts on the Really Good News

“I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12:3) God was talking to Abraham. Few Christians seem to realize that Abraham was NOT a Jew nor was he a citizen of ISRAEL. He was from a region in modern day Southern Iraq known as Sumer and he was the Grandfather of Jacob who would become ISRAEL. God did not make the conditional covenant with Israel until they came out of Egypt in the time of Moses, more than 400 years after God pronounced the above curse on those who would curse Abraham. God’s promised to bless Abraham and His promise was unconditional. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.” (Genesis 12:2) Abraham was also the father of Ismael as well as six sons by his wife Keturah. All of them are descendants of Abraham. There is a place in Scripture where God says He will curse those who curse ISRAEL. It is foun...

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43-44) “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you” (Colossians 3:16) Well, well, well....how does your religious doctrine measure up to these words of Jesus and Paul? What about God, how is His attitude toward His enemies? “God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we (sinners) have now received reconciliation.” (Romans 5:8-11) Unfortunately, for the time being, it is a rare thing when humanity is found to foll...