An Attempted Shell Game with God: Classifying Scriptural Issues of Practice as Non-Scriptural
God has given mankind a lot of liberty. A list of non-scriptural issues is a much longer one than a list of scriptural ones. Given enough time, I might be able to write a list in length past the distance to the moon of non-scriptural activities. What kind of furniture polish do you use? Do […]
Jessie Penn-Lewis: Keswick & Welsh Revivalist, Quaker and Freemason (part 1 of 22)
The content of this post is now available in the study of: 1.) Evan Roberts 2.) The Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 3.) Jessie Penn-Lewis on the faithsaves.net website. Please click on the people above to view the study. On the FaithSaves website the PDF files may be easiest to read. You are also encouraged […]
Adult Children, pt. 5
Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four According to God, relationship on earth is hierarchical, which is why all the teaching in Ephesians 5 and 6 on relationship corresponds to submitting to the Holy Spirit. Peter said, obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29). If submission in a relationship means disobedience to God, then we shouldn’t […]
The Pharisaical Practice of Comparing People, Especially Yourself, to Other People
In the Sermon on the Mount, in part as an antidote for a heinous, diseased practice of the Pharisees to compare themselves with others, Jesus said (Matthew 5:48): Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. The Apostle Paul later wrote (2 Corinthians 10:12): For we dare not make […]
Adult Children, pt. 4
Part One, Part Two, Part Three Some parents, after having poured heart and soul into children for eighteen to twenty-two years, especially now see them falter as adults. They are told by many, if not most, close to all, that nothing can be done about it. They should negotiate a surrender where maybe they can split […]
Late (post AD 70) dates for the Gospels: The Evidence Examined
College students at secular universities are frequently informed that the accounts of Jesus Christ in the Gospels are late compositions that are a result of a significant period of evolutionary development. This is the standard anti-supernaturalist attempt to explain away the portrait of Christ as the Divine Son of God. The synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, […]
Adult Children, pt. 3
Part One, Part Two Even those with a casual knowledge of scripture very often know Romans 1. Beginning in verse 18 to the end of that chapter, the content follows that men sin as a lifestyle, not because they lack in knowledge, but because of rebellion against that knowledge of God. They know God, but […]
On Father and Son from Jordan Peterson in His 12 Rules for Life
I’m stepping on my Monday post with this, so I implore you read that one, and the one I posted Saturday night both. Don’t miss those to get to this one. This Thursday night, my wife and I will be going with two others to see and hear Jordan Peterson in San Francisco. It is […]
What Is “Freedom in Christ”?
I’m for freedom. I’m a capitalist. I believe in a democratic republic, a free country. I preach salvation by grace through faith alone and not by works. There is no greater freedom than that in Christ. If I wasn’t writing this in a coffee shop, I might jump and down right now with freedom. I […]
Two Bad Reactions When the Truth Hits Target: Shoot the Messenger or Doctor Shopping
When someone hears something from someone, let’s say right from scripture, perhaps an exposition of a passage, so this is from God, His Word, the right response is to listen, acquiesce, humble one’s self and obey. So that’s what people do, right? Nope. Read through the gospels and see what people do with Jesus. He […]