Author Archives: Plymothian

Moody Bible Institute does not allow its faculty to be divorced.  Does that mean that they believe that divorced people are damned?  No.  The board have decided that Moody faculty need to be held to a higher standard because they … Continue reading →

Leviticus 19 contains a list of rules for holy living.  In effect, the list gives guidelines for flourishing in Canaan after they arrive.  Looking over these rules, can you see how they would improve our countries today if we just … Continue reading →

Postmodernists tell us that one of the most destructive aspects of belief is the separation of those who are ‘in’ and those who are ‘out’.  Then they talk about those who are ‘in’ and do not form distinctive groups.  The irony is … Continue reading →

I got a little carried away looking into Azazel.  Verse 10 states “But the goat chosen by lot for Azazel is to be presented alive before the LORD to make purification with it by sending it into the wilderness for … Continue reading →

Uncleanliness spreads.  The effects of the fall permeate every area.  However, the mere condition of our fallen state distances us from God.  Men discharge fluid from their penis.  Women bleed from their vagina.  The normal emissions of this mortal life … Continue reading →

WhenI think of ‘cleansing’ I think of cleansing lotions and baths.  This is not the same as ritual cleansing which focuses on protocol to come back before God.  Spiritual cleansing may only take place once the physical cleansing has occured.  … Continue reading →

I have psoriasis on top of my head.  It has been explained to me that my skin produces more cells than are needed and so the cells pile up and flake off revealing raw skin underneath.  The result can be … Continue reading →

The offering that women bring to the temple after having a children is not a ‘sin’ offering.  They have not sinned by giving birth.  The offering that they give takes away ritual impurity.  A dead body has not sinned.  It is … Continue reading →

Some foods are better for us than others.  Although there is a relationship between health and eating, we commonly forget that how we eat should reflect our walk with God.  Even today, there are rules to eating right.  Mankind has … Continue reading →