Psalms 18:43-44 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. A People Who Did Not…
1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake…
Romans 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. The Battle of the Flesh and Mind The battle of the flesh and mind is where the true Christian should live. If that battle is not…
Psalms 8:3-4 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? The Heavens of Old The heavens of old have been around for 6000 years. God used his fingers to make…
While some may argue about its relative difficulty, AACS Nationals is definitely the most prestigious Bible Quiz of the year. Only one team from each state can compete at this year ending quiz hosted at Bob Jones University. This year Old Paths was proud to represent Pennsylvania in this competition and ranked 8th among the teams present.
For those of you that are unfamiliar with Bible Quizzing there are 2 words that are essential for success. MEMORIZE and PRACTICE. Those were definitely employed with our Bible Quiz Team over the last several months. We are very happy with how well they did in the tournaments this week. Being that SCQANIT was the…
Mark 7:21-23 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. All These Evil Things The heart of man is pretty evil. It is a wonder the Lord…
We should be overgrown with flesh, if we had not our seasonable winters. It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit, because there is no winter there. John Bunyan – Seasonable Counsel, Or, Advice to Suffers 1 Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of…
1 Samuel 18:12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul. When People Are Afraid of a Spiritual Christian Sometimes people get upset around a spiritual Christian. Saul was actually afraid of David just because the Lord was with him. The people who get the most upset…
Luke 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? Justifying Ourselves Justifying ourselves and being self-righteous does not work with God. This Pharisee was trying to justify his actions in not helping his neighbor out. If he could put certain people into the neighbor category and leave others out,…
1 Samuel 10:26-27 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. Getting Behind the Man of…
Luke 9:46-47 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, The Thought of the Heart The Lord knew the thoughts of the heart of his own disciples. Surely he knows what we are truly…
Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. The Weigthier Matters The Pharisees had a problem with priorities…
1 Samuel 10:9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. God Gave Saul Another Heart Saul started out right as a king. God gave him another heart. Maybe his heart was not right…