Relationship, pt. 9
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Seven Part Eight Reconciliation or restoration is a necessity for and in relationship, but how far does this responsibility extend? With whom are we required to reconcile? Everyone knows people with whom they will never have a relationship, because there are not at […]
Relationship, pt. 8
On late Saturday or early Sunday, I’ve been posting either an essay on a trip to Europe last May/June or the debate once appearing online between Frank Turk and me on the preservation of scripture. This week I decided to postpone either of those two instead for another post on relationship. I will return to […]
Preparation for the Lord’s Supper, part 3 of 6, from Wilhelmus a Brakel’s The Christian’s Reasonable Service
The Second Aspect of Preparation: An Examination of Self The second requisite for preparation is self-examination, that is, the determination as to whether one is permitted and able to come to the table in order to eat and drink spiritually. To that end we shall consider 1) that self-examination is necessary; 2) that the unconverted […]
Relationship, pt. 7
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six No Relationship Between Believers and Unbelievers Believers in Jesus Christ are in the world (Philippians 2:15), but they are not of the world (John 17:14). Scripture many times says that believers are “children of God” (Galatians 3:26, 1 John 5:2), also referred to […]
Relationship, pt. 6
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Since relationship proceeds from and is modeled after the relationship within the Trinity between the members of the Godhead, all relationship should be and will be according to the Word of God. Relationship is not just some arbitrary connection. God must approve. He doesn’t just […]
The Trip to Europe Continued (Twenty-Second Post In Total)
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty-One The night before we left Rome, we worked at making our way back home on the bus, and we were stuck at the same place as a Roman young man, who informed us that bus […]
God, the Bible, & Science: Friends or Enemies? A New Tract
I have written a new gospel tract entitled “God and Science: Friends or Enemies?” Richard Dawkins, the 21st century’s most well-known atheist, has said: “It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane (or wicked, but I’d rather not […]
Relationship, pt. 5
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four To review, people want to be happy more than anything and they think relationship is the top reason for that. Taking this further though, when they say relationship, they don’t mean what God intended for relationship. I heard a commercial the other day, that I discovered was […]
Relationship, pt. 4
Part One Part Two Part Three Relationship. You can’t live without it. You can’t live with it. Bad relationship can be torture. I don’t have to explain. Everyone reading knows. It can be great, fantastic, and enjoyable. It can be infuriating, frustrating, or sad. It can influence toward either righteousness or evil. It mainly does […]
Evangelicals Actually (Selective Relativism): Nothing to See Here, Move Along, There Is No Designed Gender Distinction
Western Civilization Calls It Quits After Historic Runhttps://t.co/EFZI1TW6Dt pic.twitter.com/whAmhGWKkA — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) February 25, 2019