While we at FSM agree with the general context of this article we wish to emphasize that true salvation means more than just “accepting Jesus as Savior” or saying some “quick prayer.” That is what many have dubbed easy-believism or salvation without having Christ as the Lord of ones Life. We highly recommend these two … More QOTW – What does it mean that Jesus saves?
Matthew 5 CONTEXT: Large crowds have been following Jesus all day and He leads them to a hillside to teach. Here is the beginning of the what we call the Sermon on the Mount. Our text above is part of the Sermon that has become know as the Beatitudes. It really begin in v.10 with … More Devotional Thought for Today – 01/10/21
For those who regularly read our posts, you will have noted the repeated use of context, context and more context along with ” The Whole Counsel of God.” Just as we as believers can not (or should never) take any single verse of scripture on its own and make a doctrine of it, the article … More Eating Bugs Isn’t Always So Simple
Though Gen Z-ers have all but replaced Millennials as the dazzling object of scrutiny and cultural analysis, it’s not because Millennials are no longer struggling. Rates of addiction, depression, burnout, and loneliness are all disproportionately high among the demographic born between 1981 and 1996. Since 2013, in fact, Millennials have seen a 47 percent increase in … More The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals
Today I want to look at one phrase in Calvin’s Quote, Engrafted in Christ, and what that means to us as believers. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 This may not seem like the most obvious choice for a main … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/20/21
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Anytime someone who claims to be a Christian but denies the fundamental truths of Biblical doctrine, especially beginning with the the most prominent, that is that God’s Holy Word is true, we are left with no choice but to also deny their true Christianity. For a long time, a noted Christian apologist has publicly staked … More Christian apologist accused of denying fundamental truths
Last week, popular author, apologist, and Colson Center Senior Fellow J. Warner Wallace released his latest book, Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible… SOURCE: Investigating Jesus Christ: A Person of Interest
I have decided to do things different today. There are two main themes in today’s verse: First is God answers prayers and Second is God is with us. Of course some context is needed, God has called upon Jacob to fulfill his promise/vow Jacob had made to God some 20 years earlier. So Jacob tells … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/29/21
A follow up to yesterday’s post, adding more reasoning and Biblical truths to why Christians need to gather not just live stream whenever possible. By Dane Ortlund The pandemic continues. Physical attendance in many churches remains sparse—or at least sparser than before. For various reasons, some may need to continue staying home. But other low-risk … More 15 Reasons Your Soul Needs Gathered Worship, Not Just a Livestream
1 CORINTHIANS 2 CONTEXT: Paul in Chapter 2 tells the church at Corinth to rely on Christ’s wisdom and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Paul could have said look to me, my teachings but then the focus shifts from God to man. Our text makes it clear that those without God think the things … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/28 /21
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