A troubling topic in Deuteronomy is slavery. The allowance of slavery in the Old Testament generates a great deal of debate, and we cannot resolve all the issues here. We should not, however, equate Israelite slavery with slavery in the modern era, including slavery in the United States. The latter involved kidnapping West Africans from their homeland for sale as slaves, followed by the perpetual enslavement of their descendants.
''and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but 'Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.' This means that it...
Jesus said, “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete” John 16:24 (ESV).
Smyrna was a large, important city on the western coast of Asia Minor, famed for its schools of medicine and science. Pastor Stewart McAlpine...
