Posts with the tag: loyalty

Did David and Jonathan Have a Homosexual Relationship?

People ask this question due to David’s grieving words over his friend Jonathan: I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother;     you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful,     more wonderful than that of women. 2 Samuel 1:26 The nature of their relationship was close friends and not […]

What Can We Learn From GEDALIAH & ISHMAEL in Jeremiah 40-41?

The very purpose of Old Testament accounts is to teach believers in the New Covenant era, as observed in Romans 15:4 and 1 Corinthians 10:11. So, what can we learn from the story of Gedaliah and Ishmael from Jeremiah 40:7-41:15? The setting of this passage is just after the Babylonian conquest of Judah and the corresponding fall of […]

Why LOYALTY (Faithfulness) Is Important

I remember a couple of old movie stars, like Kirk Douglas, making statements that they didn’t believe men can be monogamous. But this is a copout to commit adultery or live in fornication. It explains why the bride & groom vow to be faithful to one another. In other words, yes, humans — and especially […]

What’s the Secret of a Successful Marriage?

The Bible says that “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). In a marriage the three-strand cord consists of husband, wife and the LORD. As the husband and wife draw nearer to the Lord (James 4:8), they naturally come nearer to each other, as illustrated here:     So “come near […]