There are so many today who believe that science is the one form of truth of which we can be sure. You hear it all the time. If the scientists say it is so, it must be. It is even becoming fashionable to question the legitimacy of politicians who take issue with certain scientific theories. …
I’ve been doing a homiletics class over the last seven or eight weeks. I’ve preached twice during it and have received valueable feedback both times. I’m grateful for the opportunity to hone my speaking ability and how I handle the word of God. While the first sermon wasn’t worth putting up here, the second one …
Sermon: James 2 – Justification by works and saving faith Read More »
Last year I read through this little book and really enjoyed it. I noticed it is available on Monergism books in kindle format for US$2.45 which is chump change. This is a very practical book that does a great job of pulling together the writings and practices of some of the great Christians throughout history …
This Psalm contains two key themes interspersed throughout the Psalm. The first is contained in verses 1-2, 5-8 and 11-12 and consists of David’s explanation of the Lord and who he is.
The story of David and Bathsheba is well known, but not known well enough. We will often read it and not really check our own hearts as we ought and so we dont always take out everything that we can.
God is at work in world affairs. For example, did you know that the son of one of the founders of Hamas (the terrorist organization that took over Gaza) has become a Christian? In fact, he became a Christian over four years ago and continued to server his father for several years and was influential …
Note that this follows the previous post on propitiation (i.e. appeasement of wrath). We mentioned last time that propitiation means that the righteous wrath of God toward sinners has been appeased and that propitiation was done in Christ. It is this propitiation that glorifies God by making the exhibition of many of His attributes possible. …
While many in the west deny the supernatural altogether, we must be careful not to do the same. The Lord interacts with His creation supernaturally as well as through natural means. Moreover, there is a supernatural element at work today that we need to be aware of. One of the devils greatest achievements is convincing …