Instead of the normal references to scripture and context here please see this link to our series on Beatitudes “Persecution.” (note that the series pulls up in reverse order.) The other day we had a post entitled War on Prayer by Atheists, Socialists & Communists: (update). To that post, we received an interesting response on a … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/20/2023
A Display of Christ – (Part I) by John Flavel The Excellency of the Subject (A Display of Christ – Part I) The former verse contains an apology for the plain and familiar manner of the apostle’s preaching, which was ‘not with excellency of speech, or of wisdom:’ he studied not to gratify their curiosity … More Sunday Sermon Series – 03/19/2023
What are the most common things people think are in the Bible that are not actually in the Bible? Why is justification by faith such an important doctrine?
Galatians 6 Chapter Context from MHCC: This chapter chiefly consists of two parts. In the former the apostle gives us several plain and practical directions, which more especially tend to instruct Christians in their duty to one another, and to promote the communion of saints in love (v. 1-10). In the latter he revives the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/09/2023
I am going to get technical here for a moment and say although I agree with this article, I would also say that since the day of Christ’s ascension, we have been living in the “end times.” That is the time prior to his triumphant return. Yes, the Bible has specific things that will occur … More Are we living in the end times?
2 SAMUEL 6 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: The obscurity of the ark, during the reign of Saul, had been as great a grievance to Israel as the insults of the Philistines. David, having humbled the Philistines and mortified them in gratitude for that favour, and in pursuance of his designs for the public welfare, is … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/27/2023
Its scriptural officers are pastors and deacons. While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture. Baptist Faith and Message 2000, Chapter VI The Southern Baptist Convention expelled California-based Saddleback Church, one of America’s largest, because the megachurch installed a … More California megachurch ousted from Southern Baptist Convention for having woman pastor
Philippians 2 Chapter CONTEXT from Gill’s Exposition of the Whole Bible: Philippi was a Roman colony, and the chief city of one part of Macedonia, Acts 16:12, it is by Appianus called Datos which was its original name; and by Diodorus Siculus it is called Crenidae a, from, the fountains about it; and it took its … More Sunday Sermon Series – 02/26/2023
Question: “Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?” At the very heart of this question lies a fundamental misunderstanding of what both the Old and New Testaments reveal about the nature of God. Another way of expressing this same basic thought is when people say, “The … More QOTW – Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?
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