Another in the Frequently Abused Verses Series 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 April 3, 2017.. … More Did Christ Become Sinful on Our Behalf?
Ah, sinful nation, A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing], Offspring of evildoers, Sons who behave corruptly! They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord, They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger], They have turned away from Him. Is 1:4(AMP) When I was growing up we had hero’s … More Idols in America
In the wake of the tragic mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, America is once again looking for solutions. OneNewsNow spoke with several evangelical leaders who make the case that solutions won’t be found in the halls of Congress. Continued at Source: Recurring massacres stem from society’s ‘spiritual & emotional slime’
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (KJV) In Romans 6:1-14 we find the Apostle Paul writing about a variety of things that occur when we … More Walk in newness of life
“And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.” (KJV) Here Peter ends the list of must have tools every Christian needs for their personal tools box. These are not tools we can lend out (although we share the product of their use with others) these are for the individual believer alone. godliness: I … More God’s Tool Box Part III
All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. Revelation 13:8 (AMP) Stuck in the middle of a discourse on the beasts that work for “The … More Lamb Who Was Slain
This is an interesting verse found two verses into the what is commonly referred to as the “Hero’s of Faith” portion of the Book of Hebrews. The writer of Hebrews has just finished telling us about two great men of “faith” Able and Enoch when he shifts gears and writes this. So first things first … More Without Faith
How many of you have heard someone say they are an atheist and that they “do not believe in God”? Do you know that their statement is totally unbiblical? This past Sunday we visited with Pastor Don Elbourne and the folks at Lakeshore Baptist Church I do not remember how the Sunday school discussion got … More God does not believe in Atheists
JIM SCOTT ORRICK Perseverance of the Saints SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 The following article is taken from the chapter on Perseverance in Jim Scott Orrick’s upcoming book, Mere Calvinism. Used by permission. The Danger of Doctrinal Reduction The doctrine of perseverance is like a golden crown that adorns the glorious body of God’s sovereign grace. There are more than a few … More Perseverance of the Saints
knowledge with self-control,† self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness (CSB) A few weeks ago I published an article I entitled God’s Tool Box based upon one of my favorite verses 2 Peter 1:3. I made the statement In my opinion this should be a verse every new believer learns early on because it is … More Adding To God’s Tool Box Part II
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