When Fancy Is Mistaken for Faith

by John MacArthur / Monday, August 26, 2019 In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. One of our previous blog series, Looking for Truth in All the Wrong Places, strongly emphasizes those doctrines. The following entry from that series originally appeared on June 14, 2017. -ed When … More When Fancy Is Mistaken for Faith

Great Peace

Mucha paz tienen los que aman tu ley, Y no hay para ellos tropiezo. (RVR 1960)  Everyone wants peace, whether it is personal peace for their lives, their loved ones the nation or the world folks often pray for peace. Interestingly the bible (KJV) uses the word peace 429 times but only tells us directly … More Great Peace

Christ Died for Us

While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly. 7 Now it is an extraordinary thing for one to willingly give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a good man [one who is noble and selfless and worthy] someone … More Christ Died for Us

BreakPoint: A Failure of Faith Formation

What We Learn from Public Disavowals of Christianity by: John Stonestreet Last week, following the high profile falling away from faith of Joshua Harris, former Hillsong singer and songwriter Marty Sampson posted this on Instagram: “Time for some real talk…I’m genuinely losing my faith…and it doesn’t bother me.” The next day he deleted this post and … More BreakPoint: A Failure of Faith Formation

Are Mental Impressions Divine Revelation?

by John MacArthur / Friday, August 23, 2019 Are Mental Impressions Divine Revelation? In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. One of our previous blog series, Looking for Truth in All the Wrong Places, strongly emphasizes those doctrines. The following entry from that series originally appeared … More Are Mental Impressions Divine Revelation?

Rise up Each Day

Buscad a Jehová y su poder;     Buscad su rostro continuamente. (RVR1960) There are a multitude (at least 85 that I found)  of bible verses that remind us to seek the Lord, this is one of my favorites. This is a Psalm of thanksgiving, and while many times we are going through rough patches (the valleys) of … More Rise up Each Day

James 1:17

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” (ESV) Toda buena dádiva y todo don perfecto viene[a] de lo alto, desciende del Padre de las luces, con el cual no hay cambio ni sombra de … More James 1:17

Worthy of God – Digno de dios

 We are charged in all parts of our life to exemplify Christ Estamos encargados en todas las partes de nuestra vida de ejemplificar a Cristo 11 así como sabéis de qué manera os exhortábamos, alentábamos e implorábamos[a] a cada uno de vosotros, como un padre lo haría con sus propios hijos, 12 para que anduvierais como es digno del Dios que os … More Worthy of God – Digno de dios