I saw this over at Tim Challies’ blog and was greatly moved by the images from this video clip. Those who know me well, know that I believe strongly in contextual interpretation of Scripture and that Word of God if not interpreted in its context is not interpreted rightly. Therefore, I do not think that the process of making a…
Category: <span>Doctrine</span>
One thing I like about the blogosphere is being able to find multiple articles that are interesting quickly. Today, I decided to link to some interesting stories or articles. RC Sproul on Creation R.C. Sproul is a leading Reformed author and preacher and I often wondered what his views on a literal 6-day Creation were (Some reformed guys are not…
Everyone knows that spoken language and to a lesser degree written language is fraught with difficulties. Communication is probably the most important and necessary facets in building relationships, yet it can be one of the most destructive forces in failing relationships. To the Christian, who is by regeneration engaged in a supernatural relationship with God through Jesus Christ, the art…
I was contemplating the succinct nature of the Lord’s pattern prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) and how Christ could have said so much when saying “After this manner therefore pray…” but instead chose only a few words. Some of this prayer is obvious as a pattern. It makes perfect sense that Jesus would start the prayer and indicate we ought to pray…
Here is a list of 10 statements that have gripped my mind as I look back over 2010. Some are original with me, some are things that I have heard from others, and some are quotes. 1. “Pure Theology drives pure devotion.” Our desire and devotion to serve God comes from a pure, correct knowledge of who God is in…
Recently, I have been studying the life of Charles Spurgeon. He lived a fascinating life, one that cannot nor should be imitated, but could be learned from. I compiled my studies (in no way extensive or professional) and presented them to our church family on a Sunday evening. Here is the audio from that presentation if any are interested in…
There is probably no heart attitude that destroys one’s soul and robs a Christian of joy and delight more than bitterness. God commands the Christian to let all bitterness be put away since it is a work of the old depravity and not a part of the new creation we are in Christ Jesus. In Hebrews, the Bible teaches us…
For every Timothy who is ready to stand with you even at the expense of his own physical and mental well-being (I Timothy4:12-14, 5:20-23) there is a Demas who will forsake you because his present circumstances trumps faithful loyalty (2 Timothy 4:10). For every Epaphroditus who will fight with you as a fellow soldier who will minister to your needs…
There are times in life, when the Scripture seems to jump from the white pages with such lucidity that we wonder how it could be we read that a hundred times before and never noticed those words. That is how I felt this past Monday reading Psalm 35. A simple title, “A Psalm of David” whereas the previous Psalm 34…