I have noted in the past that there are couch potato and pew warming Christians. You know the type they show up on Sunday but bear no fruit in their daily lives. The Westminster Shorter Catechism states: Quest. 1. What is the chief end of man? Ans. 1. Man’s chief end is to glorify God,(1) … More Sunday Sermon Series – “GLORY vs. SIN” – 08/11/2024
Lord, however, you deal with me in outward things, whatever you take from me, whatever you deny me—do not deny me Christ! Do not deny me a share in his righteousness! Amen. David Clarkson, “No Hope without Christ’s Righteousness,” in Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans, ed. Robert Elmer (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019), 19. … More Friday Feature Quote – ” Righteous Hope” 08/09/2024
ROMANS 5 Romans 5:17 CONTEXT OVERVIEW: Having argued for justification by faith alone, these early modern commentators now turn to explore Paul’s explication of the benefits of being justified by God. First, we have peace with God. Because of what Christ has done, our consciences can be at rest, no longer striving to earn God’s … More Devotional Thought – “Our Nature” – 08/01/2024
THE ESSENTIALS OF BIBLICAL MASCULINITY Fortitude Conviction Integrity Endurance Self-Discipline Maturity Discernment Wisdom Humility Leadership Love Featured Sermon: Act Like Men We ran this series a few years back but GTY reposted it and we believe it is worth repeating also. Christian Clichés John MacArthur on the Danger of Christian Clichés Ask Jesus Into Your … More Grace to You Blog Series – Biblical Masculinity/Christian Clichés/God is Love – 07/31/2024
Limited Atonement, is one element of the most misunderstood doctrinal teachings (T.U.L.I.P) in Christianity. This quote from the article is in my opinion the crux of the issue: According to the Synoptics and Johannine Literature, the ultimate purpose of Christ’s death is to display the glory of God definitively. The Son glorifies the Father by … More What Did Jesus Teach about Limited Atonement?
ACTS 13 ACTS 13:47 CONTEXT CHAPTER OVERVIEW: After Cornelius and other Gentiles are reported to have received the Holy Spirit, the church in Jerusalem agrees to send teachers to the church in Antioch. Now the church in Antioch sets up an initiative for a new mission. In the next two chapters, Barnabas, Saul (who after … More Devotional Thought – Evangelism – 07/18/2024
If I had to choose one word as a theme for this section of scripture it would be “FOCUS.” Where is our focus as Christians? Here the apostle John gives a clear and simple choice to all who would read or hear this Holy Word: John presents only two alternatives in verse 15: A person … More Devotional – Rejection of the World – 07/13/2024
Yesterday’s posts included one from Todd Linn, entitled, Grace: Common And Effectual. The theme was soteriology, the study of the doctrine of salvation. As I have noted before some 231 million Americans claim to be “Christian” and therefore saved by Grace. The question is are they assured of that Salvation? 2 Corinthians 13 2 Corinthians … More Devotional Thought – “Assurance” – 07/02/2024
1 Timothy 2 1 Timothy 2:3-5 REVIEW In part one and part two of this series, our focus was on; 1 Timothy 2:4 and the belief that Calvinist or Reformed theologians do not believe the phrase, Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. In that process, we covered the 5 Solas of the … More Devotional Thoughts – “Rescuing the Perishing” Part 6 (Conclusion) – 06/25/2024
We have a saying in Disaster Relief scenarios “Sempre Gumby, Always Flexible.” Was this what Paul was saying in our main text today? Is he saying we should be “completely flexible” when dealing with “All Men?” As a stand-alone verse, one could (without any study) make that assumption. We must note that Paul was writing … More Friday’s Featured Quote – “All Things and All Men?” – 06/21/2024
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