Is It God’s Goodness that Leads to Repentance?

by Cameron Buettel / Friday, July 12, 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. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on September 30, 2015. -ed. … More Is It God’s Goodness that Leads to Repentance?

For What “Good” Is God Working All Things Together?

by Jeremiah Johnson / Wednesday, July 10, 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. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on September 28, 2015. … More For What “Good” Is God Working All Things Together?

Matthew 10:24

This verse comes towards the end of what most bibles headline something like ‘future persecutions’ (Matthew 10:16-25). Jesus is instructing the Apostles on what to expect as they go forth into the world. If they think that life will be easy they are wrong, If they think that just because they have been endowed with … More Matthew 10:24

Children of God

Yesterday’s devotion focused on Ephesians 2:4-5 where Paul calls those without Christ, Children of disobedience and Children of Wrath. Today I want to look at what Paul calls God’s elect. Those who have Christ as Lord and Saviour, he uses three phrases to identify  what true believers are to be know as: children of God, heirs … More Children of God

But God

Ephesians 2:4-5 (KJV)   But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Here we have another But, in the bible demanding that we look at previous verses to get the proper … More But God