The New Free ThinkersTrue Vine In John 15:1 Jesus says “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” He called Himself the true vine. This can trouble some people because, well, aren’t there many vines in the world? Many teachers, philosophies, and ideas? So many are around us, and yet there is only one true [...]
“When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD.” I Samuel 5:2-3 Imagine the cheering. The Philistines [...]
The Way, the Truth, and the Life “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ ” – John 14:6 Many people read this scripture and think that Jesus is a way, a prophet: just a good teacher with a nice message. But [...]
Joy is such a beautiful thing, isn’t it? I delight in seeing people with radiant smiles. Answer honestly: when you walk into a room, do you enjoy seeing everyone frowning and downtrodden? Didn’t think so. People like to walk into a room where everyone has a big smile on their face and they’re laughing and [...]
Chief Cornerstone Eph 2:19,20 “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;” It’s almost surprising that our Lord and Savior would be called a [...]
“Knock, knock.” Those two words comprise the opening line of many lame jokes, so much so that when heard, the victim typically begins to groan before the second “knock” is uttered. But, being a good sport, the poor wretch selected for this joke of a joke will usually reply, “who’s there?” As I was praying [...]
The I Am Who is God? How is his identity defined? Perhaps we should look at the first name — the only name — He gives Himself: “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14). God called Himself the I Am. The Hebrew word hayah, meaning “to be,” is used here. [...]
Have you ever felt like everything in your life is just going crazy? Where it seems so rocky that you feel like you can’t do anything about it? As much as it seems that our life is going crazy, there is One who can bring peace through the storm. In times like that, the one [...]
What’s in a name? Shakespeare first posed that question in 1591, and people have been pondering it ever since. But it’s not just earthly names that we should consider. To that end, we’re trying something new here at the New Free Thinkers: in addition to our normal Monday articles, we will be running articles from [...]