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The Doctrine of Biblical Separation Versus Modern Alternatives or Iterations
Lots of Separation and Yet None Biblical I am amazed at the state of the practice of separation. It’s occurring at an amazing pace right now, separation is. On the other hand, people are in general clueless about the biblical doctrine of separation and in the most unlikely ways. Conservative evangelicals do. not. understand. separation. […]
God and His Gospel Preaching to Cain, Who Rejects It
Genesis 4 chronicles the beginnings for the first family after the fall of man into sin. The first couple of verses portray positives for the parents and their children. 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. 2 And she […]
The Validity and Potential Value of a Liturgical Calendar (Part Two)
Part One The Suggestion of a Church Calendar Perhaps as you read, I don’t have to argue for Christmas and Easter. You accept that already for your church calendar. Churches should acknowledge and honor the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They include the birth and resurrection in the prayers, singing, and preaching of their […]
Changes in Personal Belief and the Effects on Relationships (part one)
Growth and Change No one comes into this world knowing every doctrine of scripture. For someone to grow in grace and knowledge, he will change in his personal belief. He could go either way, better or worse. A person won’t remain static. Growth requires making good changes and avoiding bad ones. Like anyone else, I […]
The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 5
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Evangelism itself is a form of mediation, what the Apostle Paul calls “the ministry of reconciliation.” An evangelist mediates between God and a lost soul toward salvation. The sin of a soul offends God, one estranged from Him, and the evangelist mediates with the […]
The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 4
Part One Part Two Part Three The Superior Mediation of Jesus Moses and the priests of the Lord mediated the Old Covenant, a revelation of God’s usage of mediation. Even though they were mediators God used, the author of Hebrews describes their inferiority to Jesus as a mediator. Jesus was better than Moses […]
The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 3
Part One Part Two Whatever came between two parties that was a barrier for reconciliation most often continues to be why they need a mediator. Before they can reconcile, they must come together, but they cannot even come together without mediation either. The two sides need a mediator before a conversation can or will […]
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 […]
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