Which of These Was Abolished?

This is part 8 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

As Jesus plainly said in Matthew 5, laws like “thou shalt not kill” were not abolished, they were just moved. Under the terms of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:10-13), God is writing those ten commandments on our hearts, not just on the stones Moses brought down from Sinai (2 Corinthians 3:3).

The New Covenant

This is part 7 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

Everything I’ve said so far has been about doing good to your neighbor or not; fine stuff perhaps, but you’re probably thinking “But I’m a New Covenant Christian! That doesn’t matter to me!” 

The Positive Law

This is part 6 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

The Christian of today sees the laws of God as a very negative thing. Thou Shalt NOT do this, thou shalt NOT do that. To them, there is nothing positive about...

The Curse Of The Law

This is part 5 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

Colossians 2:13-14 (WEB) You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

The Golden Rule

This is part 4 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

Jesus was once asked what the most important law was in the Bible. His answer? “Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind and strength”; and “love your neighbor as much as you love yourself”. Then He said something amazing...

The Fall Of Man

This is part 3 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

Let me ask you a question; is God the almighty? Yes? Then why couldn’t He have prevented the Devil from tempting Eve?

Let me ask another question; is God all-knowing? Yes? Then how did He not know what was going on...

What Are Angels?

This is part 13 of a series; 
The Selves is part 1.

As you learned last time, in Hebrew God’s name is El and Jesus’ name is Yahweh Elohim. As you should also remember, all of God’s house, specifically including those in heaven, bear the name of Elohim (Ephesians 3:14-15), which could be translated as “of the family of God”. 

One God

This is part 12 of a series; 
The Selves is part 1.

John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

The Old Good News

In The Rule Golden you learned that the guiding principle of the New Covenant is the golden rule, just as the guiding principle of the Old Covenant is the rule golden; and God’s hope was always that the consequences of...

Can God Save Demons?

This is part 11 of a series; 
The Selves is part 1.

Can a demon repent?

And if so, can God forgive it?

And if He can forgive it, is there some promise of salvation waiting for it?

And if salvation, then is it possible for them to be heirs, like us, of the family of God?

Wicked Incompetence

This is part 10 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

War In Heaven

This is part 9 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

Everyone assumes Revelation 12 is either in the prophetic future or in the distant past. But no one takes these words seriously and just hears what they say. So I want you to stop for...

The Devil You Don't Know

This is part 8 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

Today, thanks to various pagan mythologies which were borrowed into Christianity and later made into a bunch of books and movies, we imagine a great battle Angels and Demons, a great controversy where...

Why Didn't Jesus Sin?

This is part 7 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

When you make choices, you do so with a particular goal in mind; I’m choosing this so that I can get that. This is better because it will avoid that. And so on. And so at the end of the day, all your choices truly come down to what does your soul want… and how badly does it want it?

The Antichrist

This is part 6 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

People commonly think that Antichrist is a baby-eating cult that teaches devil worship or some such, but Antichrist is a deception (2 John 1:7), and a deception must look a lot like the real thing! Has anyone ever been deceived into buying fake gold made of cheese?

The Way, Truth, And Life

This is part 5 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

In the past few lessons, you’ve heard that you have three fractions in yourself, the heart, spirit, and soul; and you’ve begun to glimpse just how much work there is to be done, to enthrone your soul as master of the self as God intended for it to be.  

The Soul

This is part 4 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

We are not trained to recognize the voices in our head, but it’s very easy to learn. For one thing, any thought that begins “I want” is from the heart. It doesn’t matter what it says – it’s about the flesh. And remember, that’s not necessarily wrong! Wanting things is...

The Spirit

This is part 3 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

“Just follow your conscience!” is one piece of advice that all Christians will agree on. But what if your conscience is wrong? What if your moral compass doesn’t point due North, but rather Southeast? Your spirit desires to...

The Heart

This is part 2 of a series;
The Selves is part 1.

You are not your body. You live in it, exactly like God lived in His temple but was not the temple. Because of that, this body is expendable (2 Corinthians 5:2-4). And while, obviously, what it needs matters… it matters a lot less than your body...

The Selves

This is part 1 of a series.

In the context of our internal selves the Bible uses many words such as spirit, soul, heart, mind, flesh, body, carnal nature, among others. Some of these are synonyms, some overlap others – but not all of them. Do you know which is which?

Why Does God Allow Suffering — The Rule Golden

This is part 9 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

Here at Goldenruled.com, we like to talk about the big questions; to give answers to questions most people are afraid to even ask. And probably the biggest question that Christians cannot answer satisfactorily is…

The Tree Of Life

This is part 2 of a series; The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good is part 1.

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil had the potential of life or death. Because no one knows what your choices will be, until you make them. Otherwise, they aren’t really...

Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic

This is part 1 of a series.

In no area is common sense less common than in religion.

When reading the Bible, everyone from the Pope to the sleepiest working man treats the words as if they are..

The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good

I don’t know what’s such a big deal about knowing the difference between good and evil. Do you?

I mean really, be honest; what’s the harm? What law does it break for Adam and Eve to know the difference between good and evil?

Prayer Makes No Sense

Why Are We Still Talking About This?

Goal Of Life

This is part 2 of a series; Common Sense Miracles — Not Magic is part 1.

All life has one ultimate goal: to reproduce. They struggle to survive, but in the end, all life puts reproduction above all other things – sacrificing themselves for their offspring, if necessary. Consider the journey of the salmon; a bear…

Salvation of Angels