Category: <span>Doctrine</span>

It was a blessing to be able to speak at a youth conference in Grand Junction, CO, this past Friday.  There is nothing I enjoy more than preaching God’s Word to young ready hearts.  I often think that I could have been a youth pastor for the rest of my life and been totally satisfied ministering to young people.  While…

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If, as a Christian, I believe that God is supreme over nations and governments. . . and if, as a Christian, I live in a nation that allows me freedom to express my belief in God. . . Then I have a duty to be a patriot by proclaiming the sovereignty of God in America. If I am to be…

church Doctrine Life politics

The Lord has used some people recently in my life to teach me about priorities.  I am not talking about priorities when it comes to human beings, but rather priorities as a minister of the Word of God, a preacher, if you will.  These are not new things, just things that I need to put in remembrance. 1.  My personal…

church Doctrine Education Fundamentalism

I have been studying the use of the words “anger, wrath, hatred, fury, indignation” in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.  Although, there are several words used in the original languages (Greek) that correspond to these translations, there are three common Greek words and their derivatives. Orge-noun and orgidzo-verb which are translated wrath, anger, indignation, fury-but most commonly “wrath”; miseo/misos which is translated as hate, hatred, etc.; and thumos  which is translated passion, wrath, or anger (I only referenced the passages referring to “passion that stirs up anger”, not sensual passion).

Although these words are used at times interchangeably, they are not completely synonymous.  I won’t go into the details of the comprehensive word searching and studying of each passage, but I did want to draw a few applications  from my study.

Thirty one of the ninety-three instances (or thereabouts) refer specifically and uniquely to God’s wrath and anger in judgment.  Most if not all of those references refer to ultimate or final judgment upon unbelief. Fifty-one instances reference mankind and anger, wrath, or hatred.  I broke down these instances categorizing them as Command/Principle and Example/Illustration.

church Doctrine Fundamentalism Life Spiritual Meandering

I am going off-grid for a while as we move into our new house.  I will be back in a few days with a few thoughts that have been rolling around in my little brain.

Doctrine

Yesterday, as I was studying the book of Romans for the series we just started at church, I was overcome with the wealth of counselors I have available.  I was sitting at my office, reading chapter 1 of Romans pondering some truth penned by the Apostle.  Knowing how good it is for believers to be able to discuss Spiritual things…

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“But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas and destroy Jesus.”–Matthew 27:20 As I was reading the account of Christ’s passion this morning, I was burdened by this phrase.  What a contrast in persons! Barabbas had stolen from their tables, he was a thief.  Jesus had fed them with bread and fish, he was…

Doctrine Life Spiritual Meandering

Ever wonder why churches, which are comprised with a majority of Christians, have seemingly insurmountable problems and constant battles with flesh and world?  I was reading a book by F.B. Meyer, Changed by the Master’s Touch, and was challenged with something that I have known before, but was refreshed in today.  Meyer is pretty good with words, so I will…

church Doctrine Missions

“Forgiveness is not leaving a dragon  with something to live down but offering to live through the situation together.” -Marshall Shelley   (note- dragon is a difficult person in the context) True forgiveness is a difficult discipline in the life of a Christian, but it is important to remember that true saints will forgive.  A mark of a false-Christian is an…

Doctrine

The rules are simple–without the help of google, yahoo, or any other such trickery guess who said this statement and upon what event. “There are many doctrines of a less essential nature … In these we may think and let think; we may ‘agree to disagree.’ But, meantime, let us hold fast the essentials…” I will comment with the answer…

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