The Heart of the Matter

“Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert. Pharaoh said, ‘Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord.’” (Exodus 5:1-2, NIV 1984).

“Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: ‘Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.'” (Acts 17:22–23, NIV 1984).

My Musings – Different times, different cultures, different situations, same problem. “I do not know,” and “something unknown.“ Both…

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I was raised in a Christian family and my earliest childhood memories include regular Sunday school and Church attendance as a family. I was taught that our Judeo-Christian values were not just a part of our Sunday routine they should be part of our character and influence all aspects of our lives. I was also taught that as important as these values were they could not save us. We must also be “born again” by accepting Christ. View all posts by thebrewisamusing