The Life of Calvary Volume 24, Issue 2 February, 2018 A Holy Home Tim Arthur, Editor by Dick Hester took one of his ribs and made it into a woman and brought her to Adam. God did THIS MONTH’S VERSES: he Home is sacred . where you to Adam what fathers have been doing all “A new commandment I give T live . where your children play . over the world. On the arm of her heavenly unto you, That ye love one an- where your parents visit . where your Father, she was brought to the first man other; as I have loved you, that dog sleeps. It is a holy place, set apart for and in essence, God said, “She is for you.” ye also love one another. By special purpose The home and family were God’s idea. this shall all men know that ye To begin with, Jesus called marriage What a thought! The family —a relation- are my disciples, if ye have holy : “What God has joined together, let ship of humans come together in a special love one to another...” — not man put asumder.” (Matthew 19:6, arrangement under the protection of a holy John 13:34-35 KJV) “Holy” means “set apart for special covenant; a partnership between a man work”. God sets apart the home as holy. and a woman who stand in the presence God can take our home, any assortment of of a Holy God, and by the power of God, people, and create holy moments within it. make a declaration of loyalty and fidelity. The home was God’s idea. After each Folks, this was God’s idea . the element of creation, God would declare, “It idea of Almighty God! Then Moses, the is good.” The light, firmament, day, sea writer of Genesis and under the inspiration creatures—everything is “good” and He of God, applies some principles: Genesis even added the superlative, “This is very 2:24says, “Therefore shall a man leave his good.” But, when God saw Adam all alone, father and his mother, and shall cleave He said, “That is not good”. God knew that unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Adam needed a companion equal to him, a Let there be leaving and cleaving. Let a “completer”, so He created Woman. Every- man leave and a woman cleave and be- thing began with God come one flesh (glued, welded, where you So we begin to see the holiness of this can’t tell where one stops and other relationship, born in the Mind of God. He starts). That teaches me that the Family F aint whispers of Spring are in the caused a deep sleep to come over Adam, (Continued on page 2) air, E choes of winter linger everywhere. A Definition of Love B eyond the cold a promise lies; R oses will soon greet winter-weary Author unknown fore, and it’s two hands eyes ove is a smile that greets the finding each other on a U nfriendly cold — gone with the L worker returning home. It’s a walk along a night- breeze, tasty dinner and a compliment to the cloaked sidewalk. It’s A dmitting defeat as it quietly leaves. holding a car door and person who prepared it. It’s a man eassurance of warmth from a far- reaching across to slip R and woman standing over the crib of a away sun. small child. It’s a moment of quiet to- the lock on the other side. Y earning for Spring-time when gether in the late hours. winter is done. Love is an argument forgotten Love is wondering how the years slipped by so quickly and remember- February is an interesting month, with the morning sun. It’s a pleasant Filled with thoughts of love. word of greeting to rumpled hair and ing the good so strongly that there is no room for any regrets. It’s watching The greatest love that we can have sleep-filled eyes. It’s a day that will be Comes from our God above. shared. kids grow and hoping they will find the happiness they have brought to you. When we have this love He gives, Love is problems worked out by Others will readily know. mutual consent and understanding. It’s an emptiness when someone de- parts and a fullness when he or she The kindness that exudes from us It’s doing what someone else would Brings to our face a glow. like to do and acting as though you returns. It’s uncertainty and assurance and understanding. It’s our past, our Show your love to those about, enjoy it. It’s accepting little annoy- Let them know you care. ances without trying to re-create what present, and our future. Love is a man and woman. It’s The tiny spark that you ignite the good Lord and time have already May burst into a flare; formed. children and dreams and a home filled with God. A signal to others all around Love is a look across a room, af- That you have love to share. -via Pulpit Helps ??? firming the beauty, strength, and spirit May it grow till we’re all consumed of the beloved. It’s a closeness at do- The Life of Calvary ~ Page 1 With God’s love everywhere! ing things done a thousand times be- - Fern Hanlin Coberly A Holy Home Our Insidious Sin Problem (Continued from page 1) by David Buffaloe no standard. If good is arbitrary, based is a holy place . It is an idea of God, a on what I think, then what about the per- place where God does His work it is a . It "When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and son who believes theft is acceptable? is not a casual event to see if it works saw none but the woman, He said unto What about the murderer, or the adul- out; holy union , so holy that in the Book her, Woman, where are those thine ac- terer? How can I judge right or wrong by of Matthew, Jesus reflected on this mo- cusers? hath no man condemned thee? what satisfies humanity? The Bible tells ment on earth in the Garden of Eden, and She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said us that "all have sinned, and come short quoted Genesis 2:24. In Matthew 19:4, unto her, Neither do l condemn thee: go, of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). He added, “For this reason . .” For what and sin no more" (John 8:10-11). Our spiritual speedometer is broken. reason? For the reason that GOD did We are all sold into sin. We need a stan- this; this is a work of God . A matrimo- n our day and age people can no dard outside ourselves for right and nial miracle happens when God takes two I longer define what SIN is. This is a wrong if morality is to be anything more people and makes them one. The One terrible problem in any society. God has than just a word. That standard exists in who turned water into wine at a wedding said in Isaiah 5:20, "Woe unto them that Jesus Christ and in the written Word of is the One who turns two people into one, call evil good, and good evil; that put God. ever since. There was one man, Adam; darkness for light, and light for darkness, There are many who have the mis- then God made woman, Eve, out of him. that put bitter for sweet and sweet for taken notion that salvation by faith in That’s two, but when He joined them to- bitter!" When a nation or a people can no Christ does not mandate a changed life. gether in marriage, He made them one longer distinguish between good and This is not truth according to the Scrip- again. It is a mystery, a miracle, and it is evil, those people are quickly on their tures. There were two thieves who hung a work of God. way to destruction. Any nation that has next to Jesus as He suffered on the Please, please, regardless of the long since passed into oblivion started cross. One of those thieves reviled Je- population of your home or even of the on that terrible pathway when it's people sus, and said "If You are the Son of God, happiness of your home . it is a sa- ceased to recognize the difference be- get yourself and us down from these cred spot. It is a holy spot . God can do tween good and evil. We must have a crosses.” Yet the other thief said: "Lord, a holy work there . Let the Devil hear way to determine good from evil. We remember me when thou comest into thy these words: God is at work in your must have a rule that we live by, a stan- kingdom... " (Luke 23:42). The thief who home . Since your home is God’s idea dard, else we are no more than "...blind repented and accepted Jesus Christ as and work, God can restore life. He can leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead Savior had a change of heart and was blend hearts to blend a family of har- the blind, both shall fall into the ditch" - saved. The other thief, unrepentant and mony. He can calm storms like He did Matthew 15:14. loving his evil lifestyle, was lost forever. on the Sea of Galilee and create peace .