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Colossians 1:24: The Place of Suffering in Ministry and Sanctification of Others
Epistle to the Colossians The Lord Jesus Christ, the Apostles, and the first century Christian, as you know, all suffered. Greatly. It was their way of life, enduring a lot of opposition, hardship, and physical persecution. Jesus, as you remember, said to expect it. They hated me, so they’ll hate you. This is also what […]
Drawing the Line on Masculinity: Getting a Male Role Back (Part Three)
Part One Part Two The Apostle Paul writes the following in 1 Corinthians 11:3, 8, 9, 14: 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. . . . 8 For the […]
The Historical Story of External Factors Perverting the Meaning of Church
The New Testament Meaning of Church God revealed His Word, which is the special revelation of every and all of His Words by God the Spirit through human authors. Those words communicate plainly the will of God to man, including the nature of the church. The church is what scripture says it is through its […]
How Does Someone Receive the Gift of Faith That Saves? (part three)
Part One Part Two Saving Grace Appearing to All Men Paul writes to Titus in a letter, an epistle, a Gentile man converted through evangelism in the Gentile region of Crete, a pagan island in the Mediterranean Sea, in Titus 2:11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. […]
The Doctrine of Inspiration of Scripture and Translation (Part Three)
Part One Part Two Statements for Consideration Consider these three statements: The King James Version is divinely inspired. God immediately inspired the King James Version. God gave the King James Version by inspiration. Do all three have the same meaning? Are all three true? If not all three are true, then is any one […]
The Gospel Is the Power of God Unto Salvation, pt. 7
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Not long ago in evangelicalism, the terminology “lifestyle evangelism” arose. Early in this series, I wrote that the lifestyle is part of the message, but cannot replace the gospel itself. “The gospel is the power of God unto […]
The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 2
Part One Sin separates man from God and the only way back to regain that relationship comes through mediation. Man cannot get back to God on his own. He needs a mediator. You know that is Jesus, about whom the Apostle Paul writes in 1 Timothy 2:5, “For there is one God, and one mediator […]
35th Anniversary of the Church I Planted in California, pt. 5
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Anyone who might want to start a church in the San Francisco Bay Area likely understands two difficult realities, one, it’s hostile to Christianity, and, two, it’s very expensive to live there. My wife and I went there because of the former. We trusted […]
Debunking of Nine Marks Dual Church View: Both Universal and Local Churches, Part One
On 8/25/2022, the organization Nine Marks, started by Pastor Mark Dever of Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, published on its website an article written by Jonathan Leeman, the editorial director of Nine Marks, entitled, “The Church: Universal and Local” (Click on the article to compare this analysis with the post). Nine Marks, I […]
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