LaVrai – The Truth

It’s beautiful to see the LORD’s word manifest in the physical. It’s sad, however, to see the conditions under which they are manifest.

Leviticus 19:9 ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

From AP via the L.A. Times:

A growing army of needy people and volunteers are descending on farms, fields and backyards across the nation in search of leftover produce that might otherwise go to waste.

The tradition known as gleaning has gone on for centuries, but pickers and organizers say the stakes are higher these days as families struggle against the recession and try to maintain healthy diets amid a national epidemic of obesity.

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1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. Read the rest of this entry »

Something all Christians need to remember and remind our children of when they come home after having been brainwashed at school about climate change and how being “green” can prolong the earth’s “life.”

For an in-depth theological study on the earth’s endurance, please check out the Rev. John MacArthur’s two-part sermon “The End of the Universe” available in various formats.

A regular visitor to LaVrai.COM, JF, commented on a post about a survey showing that some Christians believe that those who reject Jesus the Christ (Muslims, Jews, atheists) will still make it to heaven. He wonders about those who never hear the Gospel and also about babies that die, if they end up in hell. My response turned out to be longer that I had anticipated, so I decided to turn it into a post. Undoubtedly, these are issues we all consider at some point. So here is what I know from the Holy Bible. If you have evidence showing otherwise or in support, your voice is much appreciated. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s stories like these that make it difficult to paint things as black and white… and for Christians most things are black and white when it comes to morality and ethics  — either it lines up with the Holy Bible or it doesn’t. There is perhaps no moral issue more contested in the secular and religious than the issue of abortion. Read the rest of this entry »