The State of Theology

What do Americans believe about God, salvation, ethics, and the Bible? Ligonier Ministries and LifeWay Research partnered to find out. These are the fundamental convictions that shape our society. {I found the results disturbing in that it continues to show the decline in beliefs of fundamental biblical truths among many nearly a majority claiming to be “evangelical believers” … More The State of Theology

Beware of Idolatry

Deuteronomy 4:15–31 “Beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them” (v. 19). Idolatry was the main reason why it was necessary for the Creator to remind His people of His … More Beware of Idolatry

What Is Hell?

FROM R.C. Sproul Jun 20, 2014 “THERE IS NO BIBLICAL CONCEPT MORE GRIM OR TERROR-INVOKING THAN THE IDEA OF HELL” We have often heard statements such as “War is hell” or “I went through hell.” These expressions are, of course, not taken literally. Rather, they reflect our tendency to use the word hell as a descriptive term for the … More What Is Hell?

I will never forget thy precepts,…. Not the precepts of the moral law, though he carefully observed and attended to them, laid them up in his mind, and did not forget to keep them; but the doctrines of the word, of the word which the Lord commanded to a thousand generations; these he endeavoured to … More

A Somber Warning

Matthew 18:5–6 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned” (v. 6). Just as the Holy Spirit inspired Moses to write five books of the Bible (Genesis through Deuteronomy), so too … More A Somber Warning

Kingdom Greatness

 https://clipartxtras.com/download/b5f7ddab64765aa0fbf09817e32bec044f1ab9c1.html Matthew 18:1–4 “Calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said…‘Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven’” (vv. 2–4). Coram deo: Living before the face of God Matthew Henry writes: “The humblest Christians are the best Christians and most like to … More Kingdom Greatness