An article on this topic was previously published in October 2021. When the subject came across my email the other day, I decided to expand upon it. SCRIPTURE W/COMMENTS MATTHEW 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. (ESV) When we read most English translations of this verse, it would appear pretty straightforward that we … More Devotional – “Judge Not?” – 10/22/2025
October 16, 2025 by Steve The Exclusivity of the Gospel Charles Spurgeon, et al. The message of the gospel stands as a divine declaration of absolute truth in a world that hates absolutes. In an age intoxicated with pluralism and compromise, few doctrines are more offensive to human pride than the exclusivity of the gospel. Yet Scripture is crystal … More Devotional – “The Exclusivity of the Gospel” – 10/21/2025
INTRO Romans 8:26 says that the Spirit helps with “groanings which cannot be uttered.” What are these groanings? Whose groanings are they? The common Puritan interpretation of Romans 8:26 attributed such groanings to the person praying by the help of the Holy Spirit, and not immediately to the Holy Spirit (compare Romans 8:15 and Galatians … More Friday Feature Quote – “{True} Repentant Sinners” –
We continue our series of excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.”1 These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. In beginning a time of prayer, Henry advised directing prayers … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part IV” – 10/15/2025
If you are anything like me, being called a “Carnal Christian” is akin to being called cursed at. I believed that the two terms were completely incompatible. How could a “Christian”, someone with the indwelling Holy Spirit, live a carnal life? It just did not compute. You can go across America on any given Sunday … More Devotional/Study – “Carnal Christians” – 10/06/2025
COMMENT Last week, we examined what I titled “Death of the Law.” As in today’s Devotional, I relied on John MacArthur’s book, Before the Face of God, and the Baptist Catechism for the foundation of the post. Today, the sources remain the same, as the devotional is another of MaArthur’s from the same book. Here, … More Devotion/Study – “Usefulness of God’s Law” – 09/30/2025
COMMENT Our adult Sunday Bible Study has been working its way through the Baptist Catechism. We have been in the section relating to God’s Law, and this Sunday, we continued our study of the fourth commandment, Remember the Sabbath. We discussed questions 65, ‘How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?’ and 66, ‘What is forbidden in … More Devotional – “Death of the Law” – 09/24/2025
In my daily readings, I have been working my way through The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, a book I highly recommend for all Christians. Today’s reading deals with Psalm 91:10, and if it is so that no evil will befall thee, how can folks get the plague? While in this day and age we … More STUDY – “No Evil Befall Thee” – 09/10/2025
Today’s study from Dr. Lynn falls under the category of Soteriology, a theological term for the study of Biblical Salvation. Soteriology can be defined as: Soteriology — The area of Christian theology focused on the saving work of Christ including the issues of atonement, grace, human nature, sin, and resurrection. The term derives from the … More Grace: Common And Effectual – 09/08/2025
COMMENTS This is an update from a post of January 2023, Why do Some Pastors Deliberately Avoid Teaching Doctrine? The simple answer is folks like easy believism, the vast majority of westerners go to church not to be convicted of sin but to get their feel good about god (note small “g” purposeful) tank topped … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Doctrine” – 08/24/2025
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