Serving the High Plains
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Easter is upon us. Jesus Christ has risen from the dead. Since he walked out of the tomb, you can walk in newness of life. There’s more to that story. In the lingo of the old Westerns, “There’s a new sheriff in town.” Christ was raised; and now everything must change. Your first parents lived with God in a literal paradise. They rebelled against him on the first day of their existence and it’s been downhill since. As dogs give birth to puppies, and cats to kittens, so these two rebels brought forth a race of rebels, collectively shaking a...
Here’s a single-question Bible quiz for all the scholars. What is the biblical penalty for theft? If you guessed chopping off a hand, you’re thinking of the wrong religion. So what is it? Prison? Exile? Death? Something else? The answer is “something else.” The penalty for theft according to biblical law is restitution. The texts that teach this are too long to reproduce here, but look at Exodus 22 and Leviticus 6 for starters. This concept means if you stole or damaged your neighbor’s property, you should make it good by repaying his loss....