Israel

May 11, 2024

Be Thankful

Good morning, dear friends, In my Bible reading today I read about Saul being made king after the people of Israel rejected God because they wanted to be a kingdom like the nations around them. Their behaviour demonstrated envy, which we know to be sinful. Coincidentally, in my reading from Psalms today the importance of Continue reading

Reflections

Christianity, envy, faith, Islam, Israel, Judaism, King Saul, Psalms, religion, thankfulness
Mar 4, 2024

Fighting in the Abrahamic religions

I thought I would offer a few thoughts in consideration of the present war in the Middle East. From a Christian perspective, violence of any kind is always wrong. It’s okay to be angry, and fight peacefully for justice, but it’s never right to harm another human being in any way. Jesus exemplified a non-violent Continue reading

Theology

Christianity, Gaza, Hamas, Islam, Israel, Jerusalem, Judaism, Middle East, Palestine, prayer, war
Feb 12, 2016

The Ten Commandments

According to the Bible, the Ten Commandments (or ‘Decalogue’) were given to Moses at Mount Sinai after he led the Jewish people out of their captivity in Egypt. In preparation for receiving the commandments, Moses fasted (no food or water) for 40 days and 40 nights. The commandments were inscribed by God on two stone Continue reading

Christianity, God, Morality and Ethics, Scripture

Bible, faith, Israel, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Old Testament, religion, Theology

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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