Tag: David and Saul
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Systemic Oppression and the Christian
Systemic oppression has taken many forms over the eons including tribalism, nationalism, racism, politicism, supremacism, victimism, social darwinism, etc… I have waited to address the issue of systemic oppression from the pulpit because we walk through the Scriptures and we had not yet approached a text that addressed the subject and I had no immediate…
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The Great Exchange
David is in the Forest at Hereth with his 400 renegades. Saul has received news of David’s presence in Judah. In today’s passage, we see two different mentalities presented. Saul concerns himself with casting blame on others while David imputes Saul’s guilt to himself. In this passage, we are led to consider the doctrine of…
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Even God’s Enemies Encounter the Holy Sprit and Confess Christ
“I don’t need to go to church to worship Jesus.” I have heard this comment quite often throughout my life. I think I made this comment when I was much more immature in the faith. Biblically speaking, it’s technically a true statement. People can go into the woods, sit on a beach, go to a…
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Oh, Things Aren’t Supposed To Be This Way?
There are many people who harden their hearts when they hear God’s word or see God’s work. I have known many of them in the church and have considered them to be my brothers and sisters. Then one day, they are gone because things are not the way they are supposed to be. If God…
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“I Love You” vs. “I Love How I May Benefit From You”
God has officially rejected Saul as king and anointed David. Through the remainder of 1 Samuel, we get to juxtapose Saul’s and David’s lives. Saul is reprobate, rejected by God. David is a man after God’s own heart. So, we will see the difference between being rejected by God and having a heart after God’s…