Saturday, July 31, 2010

God's Word is True.

"Either, then, this Book is nothing but a base and blasphemous forgery, unworthy of the slightest respect of men, and specially unworthy of a place in the Sacred Canon; or it is one of the most directly inspired and authoritative writings ever given. But a forgery it cannot be" (Joseph A. Seiss, The...

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Emphasis in Mark – The Messiah is Here and His Kingdom is Offered.

Emphasis in Mark – The Messiah is Here and His Kingdom is Offered.Mark 1:15 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."Mark 1:15 15 καὶ λέγων ὅτι Πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρὸς καὶ ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ• μετανοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.Recent linguistic studies in Koine Greek have revealed a number of important features in grammatical...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Who—or what—do you worship?

This morning at the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Vikki Ortiz Healy writes an article which he titles: “Wired and Tired: Number of Teens Losing Sleep to Late Night Technology Use…” She writes: A relaxing summer evening for 18-year-old Ross Nikides last week went like this: He and five friends brought laptops...

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Preach Ephesians 1-6 for the Big Picture

Last night God blessed me with the opportunity of teaching through Ephesians 1-6 in one sermon. The major thrust of the book is simply this: God saved you, so now you walk in holiness. I think that the order of the book and the way Paul builds his argument is absolutely crucial in this letter to the...

Friday, July 23, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Friday, July 16, 2010

Eternal, conscious, literal, fiery hell is historical.

Antioch's letter To the Ephesians (117AD)"such a one shall go in his foulness to the unquenchable fire" (16:2).Epistle to Diognetus (138AD)"when you fear the death which is real, which is kept for those that shall be condemned to the everlasting fire, which shall punish up to the end those that were delivered to it. Then you will marvel at those who endure for th sake of righteousness the fire which...

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Wherever your heart is reveals where your treasure is.

Wherever your heart is reveals where your treasure is.Last night I taught part 2 of Ephesians 4:1. I have created eleven points reviewing Ephesians 1-3 and showing what God has done for us in our calling. At the end of each main point, I have a “so that” because Paul commands all believers in Eph 4:1...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

Fabulous words from the old German hymn Stricken, Smitten, and AfflictedStricken, smitten, and afflicted,See Him dying on the tree!'Tis the Christ by man rejected;Yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He!'Tis the long-expected prophet,David's Son, yet David's Lord;By His Son, God now has spokenTis the true and faithful Word.Tell me, ye who hear him groaning,Was there ever grief like his?Friends thro' fear his...

Sunday, July 11, 2010

John Bunyan on election

Bunyan (d.1688) believed:"This act of God in electing is a choosing or fore-appointing of some infallibly unto eternal life. Election according to God's good pleasure is: (1) eternal, having been executed before the foundation of the world, (2) unconditional, being totally independent or foreseen faith or good works, and (3) effectual, in that no impediment can hinder the realization of God's purposes....

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Ryle is Right — Again.

"A zealous man in religion is pre-eminently a man of one thing. It is not enough to say that he is earnest, hearty, uncompromising, through-going, whole-hearted, fervent in spirit. He only sees one thing, he cares for one thing, he lives for one thing, he is swallowed up in one thing; and that one thing...

Spurgeon's Application on the Christian Ministry...

I enjoy Mr. Spurgeon and his brilliant insights into the biblical text. In drawing application from Psalm 68 and how God receives gifts and then gives gifts to His own (cf. Eph 4:7-8) Spurgeon provides some helpful thoughts.I. The great blessings of the Christian ministry1. Ministers are received for,...

Monday, July 5, 2010

God's perfect jealousy

"God is a jealous lover, and He will tolerate no rival in His child's heart; no spiritual adultery and no alien friendship can be tolerated for a moment by Him." (Alexander Ro...

Saturday, July 3, 2010

The single meaning of Scripture.

I appreciate what Walt Kaiser writes:"The best argument for a single-meaning hermeneutic is to be found in observing what happens when it is removed from current conversation or writing. Communication itself is severely handicapped if not made impossible. If individual speakers or writers are not sovereign...

The power of God in the book of Job

Be encouraged by the sovereignty of God in Job:אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אֹורֹֽו׃ וְה֤וּא מְסִבֹּ֨ות׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ בְּתַחְבּ֯וּלֹתָ֣ו לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃Job 37:11-12 11 "Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud; He disperses the cloud of His lightning. 12 "It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

my own vision and purpose statement for life.

Recently in a doctoral seminar my professor exhorted all of us to create a vision and purpose statement for our personal lives and for our ministry.Since I have already created one for our youth/college group and for the music ministry, I decided to go home that evening and work on a personal vision...
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)