I would have peace if I could just delude myself into thinking that assent to Gospel truth; knowledge of core biblical facts; a love for said truth and facts; and a desire to defend them before men… alone… evidenced salvation; I am under no such delusion. I would have peace if I had the assurance…
Category: My thoughts
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Election & Predestination: “…And A Leper Came To Him…”
“…And A Leper Came To Him…” Matthew 11:28 Christ said “Come to Me, all those laboring and being burdened, and I will give you rest.” Mark 1: 40-42 “And a leper came to Him, begging Him, and falling on his knees to Him, and saying to Him, If You desire, You are able to make…
Doctrinal Orthodoxy: Thoughts On Edification
Thoughts On Edification 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” To edify is essentially to build up, like one would a home or…
Salvation: What Does God Mean By “…not willing that any should perish…”
What Does God Mean By “…not willing that any should perish…” -or- A Biblical Response to the “Perish” Myth 2 Peter 3:9 states “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to US_WARD, not willing that any [of the US-WARD] should perish, but that all should come…
Politics: The Civil Should Reflect the Spiritual
The Civil Should Reflect the Spiritual God’s authority is manifested via (1) The Spiritual/Ecclesiological realm and (2) The Civil/Secular Governmental realm. Satan seeks to deceive and destroy via both; thus, Christian’s should seek to inform and edify via both. Our politics should reflect our spiritual state and doctrinal beliefs. We should be able to point…
Divine Love: The “Harsh” Reality
THE “HARSH” REALITY GOD’S LOVE IS FOUND ONLY IN JESUS CHRIST Romans 8:38-39 “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,…
Hermeneutics/Exegesis: Our Opinions Do Not Matter
OUR OPINIONS DO NOT MATTER… …when it comes to biblical issues. Rarely are doctrinal disputes adequately addressed by mere assertions; everything should be backed by Scripture (accurately and contextually quoted) even if it’s just with one verse, to start. I’m not saying you always have to be right (I know I’m not) but what I…
TRUTH: PONDER DEEPLY…
PONDER DEEPLY HOW BETTER OFF WE WOULD BE IF WE COULD SPEAK THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, WITHOUT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, AND WITHOUT EXCESS TRIGGERING AND HURT FEELINGS THEN PONDER DEEPLY HOW BETTER OFF WE WOULD BE IF WE COULD TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION, REAL, CONCRETE ACTION, WITHOUT UNINFORMED OPPOSITION, WITHOUT SELF-INTERESTED INTERFERENCE, AND WITHOUT SLANDER…
Ministerial Warning Concerning the Law of God
MINISTERIAL WARNING… If one cannot distinguish between (a) striving to keep the law to OBTAIN a righteousness that satisfies God, one that is apart from (and thus opposed to) the finished work of Christ on the cross and (b) endeavouring to live uprightly, in accordance with God’s extant law (i.e. all of the imperatives/commands for…
