Christians Should Support the State of Israel

Posted on 31 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

The names Israel, Jews, and Hebrews appear almost twice as many times as Jesus, Christ, and Son of God in the Bible (2,931 to 1,564). Outside the name of Yahweh, there is no name mentioned as commonly in the Bible as the name for the nation of Abraham’s children. This nation is also referred to by many other titles including Jacob and Zion. Their history is amazing including the most embattled city in world history, Jerusalem. Many prophecies in the Old and New Testaments refer to these people, that city, and their future.

Should a Christian support this nation? Here are 4 reasons why every Christian including Tucker Carlson should support the nation of Israel.

1. The Bible supports the state of Israel.

The apostle Paul loved the Jewish people.

    I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, Romans 9:1-3

    After describing how dark and hard the Jewish people were in Romans 9, he pours out his heart of love and great commitment to a Gentile church that he had never met regarding his hope that Israel would be saved.

    Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.Romans 10:1

    The last verse in the 10th chapter, proves that the divine longsuffering and patience and compassion are still focused directly on Israel even while she remains a Christ-rejecting people.

    But as for Israel He says, “All the day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” Romans 10:21

    The very next verse goes on to reemphasize and reconfirm that infinite wisdom has decided to continue to support Israel even when she is entirely apostate. Twice, he asserts in these verses that God has not rejected such bad people.

    I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? Romans 11:1-2

    One YouTuber said in a debate that Christians should not support Israel because they are Christ deniers. That man should read these verses and reconsider his rejection when the Father has chosen the opposite. And God confirms his rejection of rejecting Israel with, “May it never be!” Don’t let anyone ever think that this is even a possibility!

    It is common for biased Bible readers to say at this point that Israel means the church. But all three chapters of Romans 9, 10, and 11 have been comparing unbelieving Israel with believing Gentiles. Israel cannot be the church in chapter 11 verses 7, 12, 14, 15, 20, 23, 25, and 26.

    and so all Israel will be saved… Romans 11:26

    Does Paul love the Jewish people? Does not God himself in these chapters explicitly plead with them from love? Does Peter love the Jewish people when he writes his epistles to Jewish believers? Does the NT focus uniquely on Jews when Matthew, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter are directed at them? Did the early missionaries have a special love for the Jews when they started in synagogues even after numerous experiences of persecution?

    Did the Lord Jesus not prophesy a future time when the Jews would call Him blessed?

    “For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ” Matthew 23:39

    Has that time mentioned in Matthew’s 23rd chapter ever occurred? There is coming a time when these hummus-eating, Barabas-freeing, Christ-rejecting people will see Him whom they pierced and they will say at that day, “You are blessed!”

    If it is certainly going to happen, then what has happened to any Christian who is not eager for that day? And if you are eager for that day when they will be grafted back in, then why not give them your hand now as an evangelist?

    The OT is even more explicit, and more repeated. Nearly 100 passages in the prophets promise a future conversion of the nation of Israel.

    The Bible supports Israel.

    2. A Christian sense of justice supports the state of Israel.

    Before the modern nation state of Israel was formed in 1948, the Jews were hated as a people. For hundreds of years they have been persecuted by Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Islam. That link includes a chart showing scores of attacks on Jewish people by year, country, and kind of attack.

    And don’t forget that the holocaust happened before the Jewish state was formed. The world has always hated Jews since the Pharaohs in the time of Joseph who would not eat with them (Gen. 43:32).

    If you do not know how Israel was formed in 1948, you are missing one of the most exciting chapters in God’s providence. From the edge-of-the-seat vote in the United Nations to the war against them on the first day of their existence, these people have been hated. A coalition of her neighbors rose against her, and she won that war decisively, miraculously gaining more territory than she was given.

    After total failure in 1948, Islamic nations attacked her again in 1956, 1967, and 1973. In the 1980’s the attacks changed more to terrorism where Islamic fighters aimed at Israeli civilians or soldiers. Each time, Israel should have been destroyed.

    Repeatedly, Israel gave back land that she had conquered in a defensive war in order to gain peace from the nations around her. On 7 October 2023, demons filled hundreds of Muslims and betrayed their bestial nature by filming and boasting about the most vile butchering of more than 1,000 civilians.

    Since that time, remarkably, the nations of the world have attacked the victim. They have taken their conclusions from Instagram, Spotify, and TikTok apparently trusting terrorist organizations.

    But no one denies that Israel was attacked in each of these settings. Who is the victim here?

    Compare Israel’s size to the size of the Islamic nations, 22,000 square kilometers of land to 26,000,000 square kilometers. Israel’s population is 10,000,000 compared to 1,500,000,000 in the Islamic nations. How can the Muslims not win? Why in the world would anyone with a sense of justice even remain neutral when such an underdog, after such a storied history, repulsed so many wars of annihilation and then refrained from sending its nuclear arms to the absolute destruction of those nations? Genocide in Gaza? There are still people there. If Israel was trying to kill them all, they could do with the entire strip what they have done to large areas.

    If Congo, Zambia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Kenya attempted to destroy Rwanda “from the river to the sea,” would not a sense of justice cause you to stand up for those people? How much more when the Jews went through centuries of Russian and Polish pogroms, Islamic persecution and taxation, and then the concentration camps of WWII?

    If we feel a sense of justice to support the blacks under unjust laws in the American south, ought we not to feel a stronger sense of justice to support the only Jewish state in the world after a storm of horrible atrocities against her?

    Christians care about the oppressed, and Israel has been far, far more oppressed than any other nation or ethnic group.

    3. A clear view of Islam supports the state of Israel.

    Have you read the Quran? Do you know the violent verses in, for example, surahs 5 and 9? Do you know, more importantly, the violent verses in the Hadith (the collection of the sayings about Mohammed) since Muslims follow that more than the Quran? Did you know that the 5 daily prayers are not in the Quran, but in the Hadith?

    Did you know that Islam intends to dominate the world by violent, political revolution as soon as their numbers permit? Is freedom of religion a principle of Islam?

    Even “peaceful Muslims” commonly support political parties that are violent. Sadly, a majority of Muslims openly admit to supporting policies that would unjustly take lives simply because they did not submit to some tenet of Islam.

    Hamas was elected by the people living to the west of Israel, and that party still enjoys a majority support of those who would vote today in 2025. The religion is demonic, and Satan comes to kill since he was a murderer from the beginning.

    Israel as a nation is opposed by the Islamic religion to the point of military force. Why would any Christian wait even a moment from supporting a state that stands to absorb the hatred and missiles of a system inspired by the prince of darkness?

    The USA even joined with Russia during WWII in order to destroy the German and Japanese evil. That means that men immediately realized that though Russia was bad, the Axis powers were worse. This is the scenario in the middle east today, Islam is by far worse than Israel, and men of good judgment can see that.

    Why doesn’t Tucker Carlson speak against Islam? Glancing through his YouTube channel he has numerous videos against Israel including headlines in the thumbnail or video title like, “Israel’s War Crimes,” “Shocking War Crimes,” “Mass Murder in Gaza,” and numerous others. Not one video on American Jews who have been victims of brutal attacks. Not one video on violence against people based on characteristics they cannot change (a phrase he likes to use) such as their Jewish roots. He must be a little too busy to talk about Israel’s “Pearl Harbor” in October 2023.

    But he has time to give fluff interviews to those who explicitly praise Hitler and Stalin and the head of one of the largest sponsors of terror in the world, Qatar. Are there more options than these three? Either he is blind to the evil of Islam, or he is in sympathy with it regardless of his claims to Christianity, or he lacks the moral courage to warn the public.

    I think I hear an objecter, “No, no, no, Seth. Tucker speaks about America First issues. Islam is not an America First issue.”

    Just review his interviews and it is clear that he has time to talk about Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Britain, Russia, sodomy, globalism, and UFO’s. Are these America First topics? No, Tucker publishes a variety of topics so long as they are interesting and can rack up views. But Islamic Jihad against Christians in Nigeria? Islam in Houston? Muslims taking over London? Minnesota being scammed by a little group of Muslims?

    And why talk so much about Israel, Tucker? Oh, because we give so much money to Israel. Right. You mean $17 billion in 2025 including loans, grants, and “aid.” This is the highest number I could find. Several sources listed $4 billion. At the highest possible amount ($17 B), the US was giving Israel during another war against terrorism 0.25% of the total US budget, or 1.3% of the total US defense and foreign affairs budget, or 24% of the US foreign affairs budget.

    But this money is required to be spent on US companies to purchase weapons in accordance with “only defensive” maneuvers. And the USA receives over $40 billion in research and testing back from Israel.

    So if the highest number I found is used, then a fraction of the US budget goes to Israel buying arms from US companies so that Israel is not entirely eliminated from the map.

    If someone speaks against this funding, then they are attacking the Jews unless they can show that they critique the other, far greater wastes. Rand Paul seems to critique all spending and wastes, but Tucker Carlson and others focus on the money to Israel as if this is a unique and specially abhorrent problem.

    What about the cash being poured into Afghanistan for “humanitarian assistance,” not money that must be returned to the US economy, and not given to a state that is on the verge of being wiped off the map, and not a state that has actual elections. Where are the videos from Dave Smith about this waste of money since he is such a principled libertarian who cares about government thrift?

    Congo receives over a billion dollars per year in handouts, not defense spending. Nigeria receives a load of money from the USA, and Muslims there have been devestating “Christian” villages. Don’t you have time for at least a single video about this, Mr. Carlson? A YouTube short? At least a tweet, right? No, his moral outrage was spent on the tiny country that is fighting for its existence, the single Jewish state in the world.

    Those who hate Israel, tend to be silent about Islam. And this is either a weakness of the head or the heart that every Christian man should avoid.

    4. A wise understanding of America’s best interests supports the state of Israel.

    Israel tests weapon systems that the USA uses to maintain the strongest army in the world. Because Israel is so commonly at war, she does what few other countries can do.

    Israel gives the USA a democratic island in a Sharia sea. As governments have a catechetical effect on their citizens and on those around them, Israel is teaching better things than Iraq. If all the states were more like Israel in that category, their skills and products would eventually help all the other nations including the USA.

    Israel starts more companies and produces more wealth than nearly all the Islamic states around her, especially if compared per capita. Global wealth improves all global markets if the state has  a high freedom index. Eventually, the wealth of a free state such as Israel brings more wealth and improved conditions for Americans. The USA needs other wealthy, free nations, and Israel is one of those.

    Conclusion

    Can you think of any Christian who reads his Bible every day and also opposes the state of Israel? Of the believers you know who are most dedicated to the Lord, to prayer, and to evangelism, what is their stance on Israel? Perhaps your experience is different from mine, but I have seen that usually Bible reading and church attendance point out someone who supports the modern state of Israel.

    Can we compromise on this if you are still not convinced? At least, speak out openly against Islam. Probably, you will find yourself closer to Israel after a year’s Christian opposition to Islam. It seems like there is a whole bag of connected matters that if you get one, the others seem to come along with it.

    But as for me and my house, we look for the day when all Israel will be saved because that will signify the ends of the earth turning to the Lord including the Mohammedans.

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    Books I Read in 2025

    Posted on 30 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

    Awards

    • Book of the Year: Harris, Mr. World and Miss Church Member
    • Surprise of the Year: Hugo, Les Miserables
    • Worst of the Year: Thomas, When to Walk Away

    Scoring

    0     The book was notable for lacking this category repeatedly.
    1     The book dipped into this category at times.
    2     The book consistently demonstrated this category.

    Non-Fiction Categories

    • Weight: Did the book ask and answer the most germane questions about an important topic?
    • Research: Did the writer demonstrate a thorough command of the subject?
    • Style: Did the theme, vocabulary, and composition represent an enduring standard?
    • Logic: Did the book model logic in definitions, formatting, and focus?
    • Affections: Was some truth presented powerfully to the affections?
    NON-FICTION: Annotated BibliographyWRSLAScore
    Milton, John. Paradise Lost. 1674, reprint 1935. 412 pp. Book of the Year 2023. 3rd Reading.
    Satan fell to Hell then raised himself to conquer new-made man.   Heaven, angels, demons, and our glorious Creator come to life wonderfully. It is hard to find a more glorious painting of the Son of God in human writing largely because so many, many Scriptures are used. Unique insights to human nature and sin abound.

    Best of the best:
    Book 3—Covenant of Redemption
    Book 6—War in Heaven (Rev. 12)
    Book 9—The Fall (Gen. 3)    		2222210
    Ryle, J. C. Holiness, 1879, 324 pp. Read with Amy.
    Author’s point: True Christianity is a lively rejection of sin and an active clinging to holiness.

    My evaluation: I want my life and ministry to sound and smell like this.    		2222210
    Thomas, Gary. When to Walk Away. 2019. 240 pp.
    Author’s main point: Some people sap our time and heart without any evidence that they will respond wisely or humbly and therefore, we should leave them and serve others.  

    My evaluation: The appendix was eye-opening as he listed more than 20 Scriptural examples of our Lord ending relationships to serve others, but there are several important theological errors.    		111115
    The Psalms of David (Scottish Psalter). 1650
    These are all 150 psalms of David versified and rhyming. Prepared for the Presbyterian church in Scottland. I had expected them to be my favorite poems, but rarely did my heart rise when reading them.    		     
    Murray, Douglas. The Strange Death of Europe. 2017, 352 pages. Audio.
    Author’s point: Europe is losing its glory because its culture is diluted and deranged by Islamic immigration.  

    My evaluation: Europe’s leaders clearly hate its ancient Christian heritage, and so they are perpetuating any change from it, even to barbarous Islam.    		222219
    Edmonds, Christopher. No Surrender. 2019, 347 pages. Audio. Author’s point: A young US military officer stands up for Jews in a German concentration camp risking his own death, and saving scores of Jews.  

    My evaluation: A stirring story, yet stretched too long and including too many crudities, especially since the author is a Baptist pastor.    		121127
    Tyler, Bennet. Asahel Nettleton. 1854, reprint 1975. 454 pages. Author’s point: God powerfully used Nettleton through his serious, searching preaching to bring thousands upon thousands to Christ.  

    My evaluation: As an evangelist, this account makes my own soul long for more rain on my field.    		2222210
    Moody, Ralph. Kit Carson. 1955, 184 pp. Read with Amy.
    Author’s point: Kit Carson helped shape the west in America during its formative years.    		122218
    Johnson, Ken. Wildlife in the Kingdom Come. 1993, 126 pages. This is a humorous collection of drawings and descriptions of theological terms and positions as if they were all animals on a safari. Interesting and often insightful, it is a profitable way to introduce many theological categories. Read with the boys.122207
    Platt, Richard. As One Devil to Another. 2012. 184 pp. Read with Colin.
    An update of Lewis’ Screwtape Letters.    		122117
    Nathan, Adele. The Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad, 180 pp. Read with Carson.
    Author’s point: The building of a railroad across North America in the 1800’s was a massive, manly, amazing engineering feat.    		222219
    Rice, John. What’s Wrong with the Movies. 1938, 112 pages. Author’s point: The movie industry promotes fornication, greed, and violence while hurting faith and evangelism.  

    My evaluation: His examples of sinful movies are even more striking because they are all before 1950, and his lively zeal for conversion, evangelism, and the Lord Jesus is inspiring.    		121217
    á Kempis, Thomas. The Imitation of Christ. Ca 1470, reprint 1980. 383 pp. Read with Thabiso. 3rd reading. Book of the Year 2021.
    Stirring, cutting, insightful, sweet.    		2222210
    Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 1776-1787. 3,928 pages. Audio.
    Author’s point: Writing elegantly, Gibbon records hundreds of stories that show through the rulers of the Roman empire, man’s inherent greed, ambition, and immorality while also presenting though much less frequently, remarkable virtue and providence.

    Fuller review here. Longest book I’ve ever read.    		222107
    Ryle, J C, Thoughts for Young Men. 75 pp. 1888, reprint 2015. Read with boys.
    Author’s point: Young men have special value and temptations requiring special advice.  

    My evaluation: The lively, pointed, Biblical writing is planned to make serious, evangelistic Christian men.    		2222210
    Stephens, Randall. The Devil’s Music. 2018. 317 pages. 2nd reading. Read with Colin.
    Author’s point: All the Christians hated rock music for several decades until it became so popular that they nearly all decided to change their position.  

    My evaluation: Believers’ dual hunger for entertainment and fame overpowered their hatred of sin.    		222118
    Lamb, Harold. Genghis Kahn. 1954, 182 pages. Read with Carson.
    Author’s point: The great kahn was an amazing organizer, strategist, and human lightning bolt.  

    My evaluation: Genghis stands with few other leaders in history like Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar who dominated much of the world, and yet he simply shows the same dominating spirit of his father, Satan. A cruel and violent man.    		222208
    Bunyan, John. Pilgrim’s Progress. Read with kids and church members. 4th or 5th reading.
    Spiritual matters are made visible, and Heaven appears real and lively in this book. Perhaps it is better than The Holy War because of its emphasis on perseverance.    		2222210
    Spurgeon, C. H. Spurgeon’s Forgotten College Addresses. 2016 from 1870-1892. 313 pp.
    Author’s point: 16 lectures to the Pastor’s College, 6 communion sermons, and 3 sermons in France.  

    My evaluation: 4 of the 25 messages are worth the whole book “Stand Fast”, “Taking Stock”, and “Gifts Neglected and Stirred Up”, and “Young Preachers Not to be Despised.” These carry the power and grace of Spurgeon at his best. Insightful, Biblical, and practical. He includes comments about reading, evangelism, prayer, and spirituality.      		2222210
     Harris, W. S. Mr. World and Miss Church Member. 1901. 315 pages. Read with kids and church members. 3rd reading.
    Author’s point: A foolish church member compromises with the world again and again until she has lost Christianity and then her own soul in a tragic death.  

    My evaluation: Worldliness appears in its terrible, incremental, and devilish colors as one deception follows another in this story.    		2222210
     Dante, Aligeri. The Divine Comedy. 2nd reading.  
    The Biblical and creative images quicken the heart for the next life either of eternal torment or eternal glory.  

    Far too little Christ, and too much Mary.    		122128

    Fiction Categories:

    • Biblical: Did the author honor Scriptural truth or a Christian worldview even if unwittingly?
    • Creative: Did the author grip the imagination by inventing characters, situations, or other aspects of reality?
    • Style: Did the theme, vocabulary, and composition represent an enduring standard?
    • Credible: Were the characters, plot turns, and relationships believable?
    • Affections: Was some truth presented powerfully to the affections?
     FICTION: Annotated BibliographyBCSCAScore
     Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables. Second time reading. Read with family.
    There is no greater image in the world of the tension between Law and Grace than the scenes of Jauvert opposing Val Jean.

    Fantine’s acquittal overwhelms my soul with the wonder of justification. Val Jean at the trial amazes my heart at free grace. Cozette’s rescue from the Thenardier’s does the same with adoption. Val Jean in the sewer pictures salvation more brilliantly than Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Those scenes, and a few others, strike deeper than Tolkien.  

    After reading, I reviewed and marked each paragraph if it were worthy to be read. Next time, we will read 500 of the 1,300 pages. The book falls short of 10 because of those extra pages.    		221128
     Austen, Jane. Emma. Read with family.
    By her own blindspots and silly judgment, a good girl can make a mess of her own life as well as hurt others, but if she has a loving man in her life and a willingness to listen to him, she can grow into a crown of glory even if it is painful.    		2222210
     L’Amour, Louis. Jubal Sackett. Read with family. 1985. 368 pp. Read with family.
    A man in 17th century America sets out somewhere around Missouri marrying an Indian and building a life in a very difficult place.    		112116
     Graham, L B. The Binding of the Blade. Read with family.
    All the free peoples must bind together to destroy Malek and thus enter an age without weapons or demons. The dialogue is modern and stretched. Miracles must save the heroes several times. The faith and endurance of the heroes is inspiring.    		221117
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    9 Levels of Bible Knowledge

    Posted on 29 December 2025 by Seth Meyers
    1. The books and their names; the storyline
    2. Knowledge of all the major characters and stories—Who are these people and what did they do? Moses, Hosea, Silas, Epaphroditus, Keturah, Onesimus.
    3. A definition of major terms: Father, Son, God, believe, repent, sin, law, guilt, redeem, justify,
    4. Attention to repeated words and themes in different sections (what is repeated in Psalms or Pro. or Isa. or Matt. or Gal.)
    5. A summary statement for each book
    6. Attention to what is said about God in each passage rather than merely looking for how something applies to “me.”
    7. Finding in each verse other verses that explain, repeat, and clarify.
    8. Ability to title each chapter in a book or throughout the Bible.
    9. In every verse and chapter: Finding wonder and joy at the wisdom of God in Christ.
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    Review of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    Posted on 27 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

    At 3,928 pages, this is the longest book I’ve ever read.

    Writing elegantly, Gibbon records hundreds of stories that show through the rulers of the Roman empire, man’s inherent greed, ambition, and immorality while also presenting though much less frequently, remarkable virtue and providence. He writes from the bias of an 18th century skeptic, but he washes his work with the veneer of objectivity pretending to be neutral. His chapters on Christianity have fascinating details written with a sneer.

    Some, perhaps the majority, say that Gibbon attributes the fall of Rome to Christianity, but I saw the cause of the fall of Rome as clearly proved from his meticulous research to be the lack of men who have an enduring, moral fiber. It is not remarkable that the empire fell, but rather that it lasted so long. Its fall should thus be attributed to the after effects of the eating of the apple in the garden, and the deceitful hearts that have been passed down from father to son ever since. So his work fortifies our confidence in the Bible, rather than cracking Christianity’s foundation. Before the Roman empire, an unknown scribe recorded the history of the kings of Israel which showed the same lesson. We are looking for a kingdom which cannot be shaken because the King Himself ever lives.

    During my time working through Gibbon’s work (which took the entire year), the same affection rose in me that I found from the histories of Herodotus, Josephus, and even the modern Wise-Bauer. History is a constant flow of men striving for power, most of whom are immediately forgotten, and whom I imagine lived with inner turmoil. Over all, the book was a sobering reminder that even the best, richest, most powerful men will be forgotten, and that their judgment is fickle and sometimes even ludicrous when seen in the light of time. It is best therefore, to have personal godliness, a gracious family, and some service to the church as my goals in life. I saw my life as very small, and my great ambition must be to be a stone in His Temple, a worker in His Field, a singer in His Choir, and a younger brother to His Son.

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    Habits that Ought to be Confessed

    Posted on 19 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

    This morning, as I prayed Job 34:32, “That which I see not, teach Thou me,” one after another of these habits came to my mind.

    Bad habits in life

    1. Passing people without considering that they have eternal souls.
    2. Prioritizing phones and apps over the Bible.
    3. Consuming or enjoying without thanking the Giver.
    4. Seeing, hearing, and feeling beautiful things like scenery, architecture, music, or food without adoring the First Artist.
    5. Allowing my eyes to follow indecency.

    Bad habits in relationships

    1. Replying with sarcasm or anger.
    2. Overlooking when I should speak a word.
    3. Speaking only because I feel ill-treated, at a loss, or used badly.
    4. Passing a week without talking about spiritual matters to my wife or children or friends.
    5. Dominating in conversation.

    Bad habits in church

    1. Attending without praying for the members or services.
    2. Wandering away in my thoughts when others pray.
    3. Singing coldly.
    4. Preparing more for work, trips, and events than for the Lord’s Day and the Lord’s Table.
    5. Leaving without talking to others.

    Bad habits in prayer

    1. Taking time for devotions without confessing sin.
    2. Praying without faith, or without hoping and trusting that my prayers would be answered.
    3. Asking more for earthly things than for the glory of God, the conversion of sinners, and protection from sin.
    4. Spending a week without praying for the conversion of my children.
    5. Starting my day without praying.

    Bad habits in money

    1. Dividing my income as “God’s portion” and “my portion.”
    2. Thinking more about my savings and retirement than my investments in Heaven.
    3. Buying things without thinking whether they will make me happier in eternity.
    4. Giving without sacrifice.
    5. Taking more care with my budget, savings, and investment than my giving to cross-cultural churchplanting.
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    How and When Should a Man Apologize to His Wife?

    Posted on 16 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

    A godly man confesses and forsakes his sin, especially when in the home where he has the highest obligations to stand as a representative of the One who washed the feet of His bride, held His tongue for His bride, prays constantly for His bride, and like Hosea remains faithful to His commitment even when she is unfaithful.

    3 Scenarios Where a Man Should Apologize to His Wife

    Though it is not easy to apologize, men must do many hard things. Perhaps this is the hardest.

    1. Obvious sin: A man should apologize when he has spoken or acted crudely, cruelly, or selfishly to his wife.
    2. Kindness: A man should apologize when he lacked the kindness or humility he should have had before the particular situation began.
    3. Habit: A man should apologize when he has preserved a habit that he knows is tempting to his wife.

    3 Wrong Scenarios for Apologizing

    But some situations might tempt a man to apologize so that his wife will just calm down and go back to life as normal. I recently saw a video urging men not to apologize to their wives, and I think the pastors were referring to scenarios in the following three categories.

    1. Manipulation: A man should not apologize to his wife to get something from her other than the answer of a good conscience.
    2. Release: A man should not apologize to his wife simply to get out of the situation though his wife was the one who did wrong.
    3. Self-righteousness: A man should not apologize to his wife to prove to himself that he is superior and store up for later use a deposit of virtue.

    3 Ways to Speak Humbly When you Can’t Apologize

    When there is tension with your wife, but you don’t see your sin, you have the duty to speak humbly to her. Regarding the great truths of our faith, we ought to be unshakably certain, but about our own actions, we should be appropriately uncertain.

    Who can perfectly know or remember all his motives, facial expressions, and omissions from the past 2 weeks? How can you be so certain that you were walking in the Spirit, and she was not? Are you completely free from self-deception? Can you go into the inner springs of your heart and justify all the complex coils of your soul? Though you are not yet glorified, can you be so sure that there was not the taint of the flesh in your voice?

    The Apostle Paul could not: “In fact, I do not examine myself. For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.”

    1. Blindspots: A man should tell his wife that he will pray that God will show him what he does not see. Job 34:32
    2. Remaining corruption: A man should confess to his wife that he does see that he is a sinner and has a propensity to sin even if he does not see any guilt at this time. Rom. 7:14ff
    3. Moving forward: A man should ask his wife how she would like him to pray or for what she would like him to examine himself or what verse of Scripture he can meditate on. Matt. 7:12

    Perhaps your wife did not say things well when she spoke to you. I heard in seminary that a certain author (Alvin Plantinga, if you care, though I still haven’t read him) was so formidable in his arguments because he always began his work by restating his opponents’ positions better than they had in their own writings. That sounds kind to me.

    Men must take the lead in making peace. Men should love their wives by taking their concerns seriously. Men should be kind by squeezing their large feet into their wives’ tiny shoes. Men should model their Savior’s humility. Men should not expect their wives to take the first step in something so heavy and difficult as digging down deep and getting so low. But at the same time, we must not take the “easy way out”—if it is that—by lying through an apology so that we get her to stop talking or win the argument. We cannot follow Jesus in apologizing because He never did. But as long as we are in the flesh, we can go lower because He is low in heart.

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    41 Ideas for Confessing Sin

    Posted on 9 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

    Let the memory of all your sins grieve you, and especially lament and bewail your daily transgressions. Then if time permits, confess to God in the secret depths of your heart all the miseries your passions have caused. Lament and grieve because you are still:

    1. so worldly,
    2. so carnal,
    3. so passionate and unmortified,
    4. so full of roving lust,
    5. so careless in guarding the external senses,
    6. so often occupied in many vain fancies,
    7. so inclined to exterior things,
    8. so heedless of what lies within,
    9. so prone to laughter and dissipation,
    10. so indisposed to sorrow and tears,
    11. so inclined to ease and the pleasures of the flesh,
    12. so cool to austerity and zeal,
    13. so curious to hear what is new and to see the beautiful,
    14. so slow to embrace humiliation and dejection,
    15. so covetous of abundance,
    16. so niggardly in giving,
    17. so tenacious in keeping,
    18. so inconsiderate in speech,
    19. so reluctant in silence,
    20. so undisciplined in character,
    21. so disordered in action,
    22. so greedy at meals,
    23. so deaf to the Word of God,
    24. so prompt to rest,
    25. so slow to labor,
    26. so awake to empty conversation,
    27. so sleepy in sacred services,
    28. so eager to end them,
    29. so wandering in your attention,
    30. so careless in praying,
    31. so lukewarm in communion,
    32. so heartless in receiving,
    33. so quickly distracted,
    34. so seldom fully recollected,
    35. so quickly moved to anger,
    36. so apt to take offense at others,
    37. so prone to judge,
    38. so severe in condemning,
    39. so happy in prosperity,
    40. so weak in adversity,
    41. so often making good resolutions and carrying so few of them into action.

    When you have confessed and deplored these and other faults with sorrow and great displeasure because of your weakness, be firmly determined to amend your life day by day and to advance in goodness. Then, with complete resignation and with your entire will offer yourself upon the altar of your heart as an everlasting sacrifice to the honor of My name, by entrusting with faith both body and soul to My care…

    Thomas á Kempis, Book 4, Chapter 7

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    Can Man See God?

    Posted on 3 December 2025 by Seth Meyers

    No one has ever seen God nor can see God.

    But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!” Exodus 33:20

    The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 1 Kings 8:12

    No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. John 1:18

    And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. John 5:37

    Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. John 6:46

    No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12

    If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1 John 4:20

    Who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see… 1 Timothy 6:16

    God is invisible.

    He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:15

    Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17

    …as seeing Him who is unseen. Hebrews 11:27

    God is spirit…  John 4:24

    And yet, Jacob thought that he had seen God as did Gideon and Manoah.

    So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved.” Genesis 32:30; Judge 6:22; 13:22

    Moses saw God face to face.

    Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend… Exodus 33:11

    …And he [Moses] beholds the form of the Lord… Numbers 12:8

    The elders of Israel saw God.

    And they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. 10 …and they saw God, and they ate and drank. Exodus 24:11

    Isaiah saw God.

    …I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Isaiah 6:1

    Ezekiel saw God.

    …I saw visions of God. 1 … Then I saw from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. Ezekiel 1:1, 27

    Daniel saw God.

    I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire. Daniel 7:9

    John saw God.

    After these things I looked, and behold… a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. 2 And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. Revelation 4:3

    Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it… Revelation 20:11

    All who saw Christ on earth had seen God.

    Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:9

    All true believers will see God.

    Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God; Job 19:26

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

    For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face… 1 Corinthians 13:12

    Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

    …We know that when He appears… we will see Him just as He is. 1 John 3:2

    They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. Revelation 22:4

    Looking is another word for believing.

    Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live.” 8 And Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the standard; and it came about, that if a serpent bit any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived. Numbers 21:8-9

    “O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” 2 Chronicles 20:12

    Some sights are more glorious, more direct, more compelling, more comforting, or more terrifying.

    Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen. Exodus 33:23

    Christ is the Light because He affects men’s sight.

    “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” John 8:12

    And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb. Revelation 21:23

    Satan uses men’s eyes to draw them to sin.

    Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; Matthew 4:8

    For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 1 John 2:16

    Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Proverbs 27:20

    Men are lost because they have not seen what they need to see.

    Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained… Proverbs 29:18

    The problem with men is their sight.

    In whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4

    Men can draw near to God by using their eyes well.

    Watch over your heart with all diligence… 23 Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Proverbs 4:23, 25

    Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, Titus 2:13, Also 2 Peter 3:12-13

    Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

    If Christians use their eyes correctly, they will be inspired toward missions.

    Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36, also 14:14

    …Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. John 4:35

    Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Acts 17:16

    My eyes bring pain to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city. Lamentations 3:51

    The job of missionaries is to correct the vision of those who have been blinded.

    To open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’ Acts 26:18

    Even believers must ask God for sight.

    I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, Ephesians 1:18

    Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. Psalm 119:18

    Christians should see invisible things.

    While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen… 2 Corinthians 4:18

    In this life, all the senses are used to know God.

    While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” Matthew 17:5

    He who has an ear, let him hear… Revelation 2:7 (Only Jesus says this, and he says it 11 times.)

    O taste and see that the Lord is good… Psalm 34:8

    If you have tasted the kindness of the Lord. 1 Peter 2:3

    While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body. 26 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; Matthew 26:27

    He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life… John 6:54

    What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— 1 John 1:1

    All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia… Psalm 45:8

    But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. 2 Corinthians 2:14

    Conclusions

    1. Vision and eyes are a tremendous blessing, but they are very dangerous because with them we commonly focus only on the visible things of this world (Pro. 23:5).
    2. In the future, we will see God and walk by sight, not by faith.
    3. In the next life, our views of the divine glory will be new every morning.
    4. It is our duty now to improve our skill in looking and our ability to see so that we behold His glory and beauty more and more.
    5. One way to improve our spiritual sight is to sanctify our imagination.
    6. It is very profitable to wonder and hope about our future lives using the pictures the Spirit has given us such as a better country, a wedding feast, life with no night, a river of fire, a home being prepared, uncountable saints and angels, perfect music, the Lion, and the Father.
    7. At the same time, we must see and increase our sight of the final judgment, the Rider on the White Horse, the Great White Throne, the lake of fire, and the book of life.
    8. Books, conversations, and prayers that tend to give us a clearer sight of these things are very valuable.
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    The Sinfulness of the Regenerate Heart

    Posted on 27 November 2025 by Seth Meyers

    Are men’s hearts deceitful and desperately wicked after salvation? Having been converted for over 30 years, is my wife married to a man who has an untrustworthy, tricky heart? Scripture teaches that we should be self-doubtful.

    “A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth.” G. K. Chesterton

    Confessing our sin is like sweeping the floor: there is probably more dust down there, but I can’t see it clearly. And even though there is still some dirt left on the floor, it is still important to sweep up what we can see.

    1. David could not see that he was the man who had taken the poor man’s sheep (2 Sam. 12:5). Even after years of walking with God, the best believers can “understand” Biblical teachings, but still not see their own sin.
    2. Solomon said, “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool” (Pro. 28:26). If you have searched your heart and found no sin, don’t trust your heart’s view of yourself.
    3. Jesus describes the regenerate heart as one that is poor in spirit and weeping over sin (Matt. 5:3-4). A man with the blessing of salvation always sees himself as a spiritual beggar in need of weeping over his sin.
    4. Peter thought he was at a certain level spiritually, but he was wrong about his own self-evaluation (John 13:37-38).
    5. Jesus called the believers on the road to Emmaus fools for their spiritual blindness (Luke 24:25, 31). True Christians are in danger of spiritual blindness.
    6. Paul could not be confident that he had found all his sin even after examining himself (1 Cor. 4:3-4). Even after we have searched our hearts, there is still sin there.
    7. After 25 years of conversion and planting 14 churches Paul called himself the least of the apostles (1 Cor. 15:9). After 30 years of salvation he called himself the least of all the saints (Eph. 3:8). And at the end of his life, he believed himself to be the chief of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). A godly man will see more of his sin as his spiritual experience increases.
    8. Paul prays that God would open the eyes of believers to see spiritual things they could not see (Eph. 1:18). We commonly miss obvious spiritual realities.
    9. Thomas a Kempis: “I deserve nothing but to be scourged and punished, in that I have grievously and often offended thee, and in many things have sinned greatly. … I remember not that I have done any good, but have been always prone to sin, and slow to amendment.”
    10. John Bunyan in The Holy War: “I see dirt in mine own tears [of repentance], and filthiness in the bottom of my prayers.”

    We are safe when we assume that there are in our own hearts, hidden from our view, sinful motives, hidden agendas, and stains of sin even on our best works. This is why Paul’s voice seems to shout from Romans 7, “Oh wretched man that I am!”

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    How to Speak, How to Listen

    Posted on 24 November 2025 by Seth Meyers

    In the home, communication is a vital skill. We all do it, but few are excellent; few try to study or improve themselves in speaking and listening. Since men are the leaders, they must be skilled in speaking and listening in the home.

    Why must men talk at home? 4 Reasons Men Must Talk at Home

    1. They must lead their families to Christ (Eph. 5:26; 6:4).
    2. They must answer questions for their wives (1 Cor. 14:34-35).
    3. They must live happily with their families (Ecc. 9:9; Pro. 17:22).
    4. They must solve problems with their wives, children, and relatives (Matt. 5:9). 
    • None of these 4 things can be done without talking.

    Why is talking hard? 2 Reasons Talking is Hard

    1. Talking is a performance.

    When a word comes out of the mouth, it cannot be changed. Men very easily make mistakes in performances, especially when they have not practiced. For this reason David said: “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3 And the brother of our Lord said, “If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, … the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity … no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.” James 3:2, 6, 8

    2. Talking is stressful.

    If you say the wrong thing, you might have a big problem. We can ruin our lives with our foolish words, or we can make great things happen with our wise words. This was Solomon’s meaning in Proverbs 18:21, Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. Further, we are forced to perform this stressful task every single day. Thus, many men are quiet because it is a stressful performance.

    How do you know if you are talking too much? 10 Tests for Too Much Talk

    1. Are you over-confident so that you talk about things you know nothing about?
    2. Do you give too much information when asked a simple question?
    3. Do you talk about things that have nothing to do with the topic?
    4. Do you gossip?
    5. Do you like talking about yourself?
    6. Do you nit-pick so that you always have to correct the detail of other people’s stories?
    7. Do you interrupt people?
    8. Do you take over the conversation?
    9. Do you finish other people’s sentences and stories for them?
    10. Do you always want to give advice to everyone you talk to?

    How do you know if you are not talking enough? 9 Tests for Too Much Silence

    • You are sinfully quiet if you are not speaking when the Bible commands you to speak.
    1. Bringing the lost to salvation—your family, neighbors, visitors at church (Jude 23)
    2. Leading your wife into truth and godliness (Eph. 5:26)
    3. Encouragement of other Christians (Heb. 10:24)
    4. Saying what God has done for your soul—giving your testimony (Ps. 66:16; 107:2)
    5. Praying at church or home (1 Thess. 5:17)
    6. Standing for truth when sinners speak foolishly (2 Tim. 2:25)
    7. Singing and praising God (Co. 3:16)
    8. Confessing your sin (James 5:16)
    9. Asking questions (Titus 2:6-8)

    How can I talk well with my wife? 5 Ways to Talk Like a Christian Husband

    1. Don’t speak before you understand.

      He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him. Pro. 18:13 You don’t want others to speak to you before they understand (Matt. 7:12). In the book of Esther the king gave Haman permission to kill the Jews (3:10), but then he changes his mind (8:5). King Darius signed a law foolishly. Then he changed his mind (Dan. 6:9, 14).

      2. Ask good questions.

        Even though He was the Son of God, Jesus Christ heard the leaders of the synagogue and asked them questions (Luke 2:46). A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out (Proverbs 20:5). Live with your wives in an understanding way… (1 Peter 3:7).

        3. Speak kindly with love and energy.

          Smile, laugh, wait your turn, agree with your wife, look at her when she speaks.

          Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

          Romans 12:10-11 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

          Romans 12:14-15 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

          Romans 15:2 Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.

          4. Control your passions.

          Isn’t it hard to answer gently when someone starts a fire? What is harder to control than our passions? Once they have been aroused, it is like stopping a house fire. “There is no ruling the tongue if you cannot rule the passions.” Richrd Baxter

          Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

          Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly.

          Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

          Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

          5. Educate yourself; Improve yourself; Raise yourself.

          Proverbs 1:5-7 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

          Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own mind.

          Why must men listen at home? 3 Reasons Men Must Listen at Home

          1. Listening is love to your wife (Eph. 5:25, 28, 33). Your wife will know that you love her if you listen to her. Listening gives the microphone to my wife or child. It puts her first, and me second.
          2. Listening opens your children’s hearts (Mal. 4:6; Eph. 6:4).
          3. Listening will reveal to you your own problems that you cannot see (Job 34:32).

          How do you know if you are listening badly? 8 Tests of Bad Listening

          • Being quiet is not listening. Many men are quiet, but they are still bad listeners.
          1. Do you give no answer and just keep quiet?
          2. Do you answer on a different topic without speaking to her problem?
          3. Do you think of a problem with her while your wife is speaking?
          4. Do you follow the rule to understand your wife before you judge your wife?
          5. Do you interrupt your wife?
          6. Do you show anger on your face while she is talking?
          7. Do you walk away when she wants to talk?
          8. Do you laugh when she is not laughing?

          How can I listen well to my wife? 4 Ways to Listen Well

          1. Let her go first.
          2. Restate her problem so that she knows you understand her.
          3. Agree with anything that you can agree with.
          4. Tell her the things that you can change from what she has said.

          Conclusion

          In the book, Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg shows that the best communicator is first and foremost, kind. He cares very much about the listeners and their thoughts and conditions. Because of this perspective of his heart, he speaks, questions, laughs, and listens in a way that draws in others and promotes their interest in the subject. A supercommunicator simply speaks and listens with the fruit of the Spirit.

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