Author Archives: Rev. Dr. David Bissett

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About Rev. Dr. David Bissett

I pastor a church in upstate NY. I'm happily married and the father of seven kids. It's fun, really! Leave me some feedback...

Disappointment with Obama’s ‘moral’ answers

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Let me comment on ONE of the items from the recent Saddleback Civil Forum, particularly the answers of Barak Obama on key moral issues of our day.

WHEN DOES A BABY GAIN CIVIL RIGHTS? In a rhetorical dodge, Obama said answering such a question was “above his pay grade.” As president, will he not need to protect the civil rights of all Americans? Shouldn’t a president have an answer to this question? Of course! Yet this same US Senator doggedly supports the taking of life in abortions.

When asked, Senator McCain said very simply: “life begins at conception” — and, thus, civil rights for the unborn do as well. Amen.

Fellow believers: If you listen to the positions of the two candidates for president, there are some clear differences that ought to inform your vote.

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Thomas Manton: Scripture & Spirit

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Do you pray as you read Scripture, that the Spirit of God might open the Word to you? The puritan pastor Thomas Manton reminds us of the vital role of the Spirit of God in illuminating the Scriptures for us.

“A sundial may be well set, yet if the sun shine not upon it, we cannot tell the time of the day. The Scriptures are sufficient to make us wise, but without the light of the Spirit how do we grope at noon-day!”

— from a sermon on Psalm 119:5

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