Main Reason God Intervenes on Earth in an Obvious Way: That We Know That He Is The Lord
Reading through the Bible twice this year, I just recently finished Ezekiel and I noticed these words as an emphasis in the book: “Ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.” I wondered how many times then it was in Ezekiel so I looked it up, and then I also wondered how many […]
How Jesus Relates Persecution to the Gospel in the Sermon on the Mount and His Example to Us In Doing So
In what is called “the Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew 5-7, Jesus preaches salvation to a Jewish crowd of people and pulls down with supernatural wisdom and authority their unique strongholds. For instance, in the very first statement, one of the Beatitudes, He says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the […]
The Misuse of James 1:20 and the Wrath of Man
Does the wrath of man work not the righteousness of God? It would seem that this was true because of James 1:20 and it’s saying that explicitly: “For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” How could anyone question that? It’s the entire verse. You see someone get angry, this verse comes […]
Signs of the Times?
I believe in imminency, which means Christ could return any moment. That’s enough for me to be as ready as I can be ready. You can’t get more expectant than possibly right now. However, I believe God allows us to see more to get us even more ready for His appearing. Any moment is difficult […]
The Command in Scripture and in the Real World
The Bible is full of commands. A command is an order from authority. In a colloquial way, it is being told what to do. It is distinguished by telling, not asking. In the military, it is a statement that might be followed by “and that’s an order.” In a grammar, the command is an imperative […]
The Detection and Correction of Doctrinal and Practical Error, pt. 2
Part One In the first post in this series, I started with the motivation for detecting and correcting doctrinal and practical error. It needs to happen, but it won’t happen if you don’t know something’s wrong. If you know something’s wrong, it’s probably because you know what’s right, so you also know the correction. Scripture […]
The Detection and Correction of Doctrinal and Practical Error
Not meant as an understatement, detection and correction of the coronavirus has become serious to the whole world and the nation. I don’t remember anything treated as importantly in my lifetime. Coronavirus kills the body. It doesn’t kill everybody or even necessarily a large percentage of those who get it, but the fear of it […]
The Beginning of a New Church and the Place of Discipleship In That
When you arrive into a town or city as a missionary, let’s assume it’s just you. You don’t have anyone else. You start with evangelism. You start with preaching the gospel. You really don’t know that anyone will be saved, but that’s how you start if you are a missionary. A church is built on […]
The Circularity and Wholeness of the Beatitudes As a New Covenant Corollary to God’s Law
Part One God is One and His Law Is One. One could say the Old Covenant is One. The New Covenant doesn’t differ than the Old Covenant. It is a corollary to it, so in the same way the Law is circular and whole, the Beatitudes of Jesus are. The New Covenant assumes that man […]
The Circularity and Wholeness of the Ten Commandments and, Hence, God’s Law
God is one, so His Word is one and His Law is one. It can explain James 2:10: For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James says offend one point in the law, offend the whole law. It’s like being controlled by the Holy […]
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