The Place of Fear in a True Church and With True Worship
I’ve read recently, “Fear is not a virtue.” A company called, American Virtue Clothing prints “Fear Is Not a Virtue” on its clothing. Heather Delapi argues that “fear” isn’t found in the lists of virtues of scripture, hence is not a virtue. The English word “fear” is found 385 times in the King James Version of the […]
What Is Worldly Worship?
At least twenty years ago, from scripture I came to the following as a definition of worship. It is my definition, but I believe it reflects what the Bible says. “Worship is acknowledging or recognizing God for Who He is according to His Word and giving Him what He says that He wants.” If I […]
The Love of an Unsaved or Unconverted Person: What Is It?
Going door-to-door this last week — I’ve started that in earnest again with the change in weather — I went to a door that was wide open at an upstairs apartment. I could see the two twenty-something men, who were inside, and as I started to talk to them, one of them said, “No thank […]
Psalm 106: Becoming Your Worship
Reading Psalm 106 this week, a psalm accounting the history of Israel, I came to verses 19-20: 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. Man was made in the image of God. Since he is […]
Evangelical Psalms of David
Part One In an earlier post, I pointed to psalms that served the cause of evangelism from the Old Testament. Even as I wrote that piece, I knew there were more. Two circumstances coincide in my life: one, my reading through the Bible twice this year, so that I’m in the psalms now, and two, […]
How Is Alcohol Related to Worship?
Maybe the question of the title got your attention. It sounds like that’s what I was trying to do, but I wasn’t. Instead I jumped into the car and turned it to the 24/7 radio station of the biggest Calvary Chapel in our area of Oregon. The son, who is now the senior pastor, was […]
What Is Illegal in Door-to-Door Evangelism in the United States?
Contrary to a typical criticism of door-to-door evangelism, I don’t believe that it’s the only way to evangelize. There are many scriptural ways to preach the gospel besides door-to-door, and I would teach all of them. However, I don’t believe a church can be obedient to the Bible without going door-to-door, because that’s the only […]
The Command to Worship the LORD in the Beauty of Holiness
Without doubt, scripture teaches that worship of God must be regulated by what God says. The point of this post comes from Psalm 29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. I’ve seen this verse many times. Many. Yet, something occurred to me when […]
Psalms 14 and 19 in Preaching the Gospel
How could someone read Psalm 14 and think that salvation is by works? Read verses 1-4: 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if […]
Worship Is God’s Priority for Men: The Case of 2 Chronicles 26
Part One Man isn’t going to make his way through life without sinning, but he can as a habit or lifestyle come to God by faith in worship of Him through the means and in the way prescribed by God. 2 Chronicles reiterates this. In the midst of annals of especially various battles and conflicts […]
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