. Isaiah 6 CONTEXT: Hitherto, it should seem, Isaiah had prophesied as a candidate, having only a virtual and tacit commission; but here we have him (if I may so speak) solemnly ordained and set apart to the prophetic office by a more express or explicit commission, as his work grew more upon his hands: … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/24/2022
Matthew 15:7-9 CONTEXT: In v.1-9, the Pharisees and scribes have questioned (more like demanded and answer) Jesus, about why His disciples had not ritualized washed (as was their tradition) before eating. Jesus answers by asking how they are honoring God (Him) in doing this ritual, that is not found in scripture. I am sure we … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/23/2022
A Theology of Sin and Sovereignty: How Sin Never Disrupts God’s Sovereign Decree “This is my Father’s world: O let me ne’er forget. That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.”1 This stanza from Maltbie Babcock’s hymn This is My Father’s World has comforted many Christians since it was published in 1915. It … More A Theology of Sin and Sovereignty
For several years now, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination — the Southern Baptist Convention — has been in a contentious fight over social justice, Critical Race Theory, and what many fear has been an incursion of woke ideology into its ministries. The issue came to a head in Nashville in June of 2021 during a … More Southern Baptists Nominate Tom Ascol, Voddie Baucham To Leadership To Combat Woke Drift In Largest Protestant Denomination
EXODUS 20 CONTEXT: Exodus 20 is all about the Decalog or Ten Commandments handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. This chapter and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 are the two places which we find it recorded in the Bible. Our text today is part of the context of the 4th Commandment Remember the sabbath day, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/22/2022
The author makes an excellent point that “Christians” are to look long term, (generational) not short term (what is in it for me) in our thinking. Despairing Over the Culture? There’s Still a Reason to Get Out of Bed Tomorrow One of the questions that Christians ask repeatedly at the moment is whether there is … More If Our Society Is Collapsing, Should We Hope or Despair?
ESTHER 4 CONTEXT: The Book of Esther1 tells a story of the deliverance of the Jewish people. We are shown a Persian emperor, Ahasuerus (loosely based on Xerxes, 485–464 B.C.), who makes momentous decisions for trivial reasons, and his wicked minister, Haman, who takes advantage of the king’s compliance to pursue a personal vendetta against … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/21/2022
1 PETER 2 CONTEXT: Matthew Henry breaks down 1 Peter 2, as follows: The general exhortation to holiness is continued, and enforced by several reasons taken from the foundation on which Christians are built, Jesus Christ, and from their spiritual blessings and privileges in him. The means of obtaining it, the word of God, is … More Sunday Semon Series – 03/20/2022
LUKE 9 CONTEXT: For this chapter, Matthew Henry breaks it down as follows: I. The commission Christ gave to his twelve apostles to go out for some time to preach the gospel and confirm it by miracles (v. 1-6). II. Herod’s terror at the growing greatness of our Lord Jesus (v. 7-9). III. The apostles’ … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/19/2022
Question: “If Jesus is our atonement, why did He die at Passover instead of the Day of Atonement?” Answer: Every one of the Old Testament sacrifices typified Christ. The Passover or paschal, sacrifice was a type of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God… READ MORE > > >
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