Grace… Lessons from The Man in the Iron Mask 17 Dec 201417 Dec 2014 This week I began a series on how we as Christians are supposed to relate to God's Law. In the last three posts we learned that the forgiveness we have…
Grace… Free to Live by Love 16 Dec 2014 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I,…
God's Love… Not Fear, Not Duty, But Love 15 Dec 2014 The freedom that Christ gives us is the desire to obey the law not out of fear or duty, but out of love for God. We are still commanded by…
Grace… Freed From and Freed For 14 Dec 2014 One of the things I often see Christians struggling with is understanding how we are forgiven and no longer need to measure up to God's Law, but at the same…
Grace… Lessons from Lie to Me 17 May 201417 May 2014 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines (Proverbs 18:17, NIV). Lie to Me was a TV show on the FOX network that…
Books… Jonathan Edwards’ Treatise on Religious Affections 16 May 201416 May 2014 The following is the result of research I have been doing for an article on Religious Affections that I am writing for an Encyclopedia on Jonathan Edwards that will be…
Holiness… Love Is Shown by Righteousness, Part 3 16 Apr 201416 Apr 2014 Righteousness is a crucial ingredient of divine love. It is something that is too often missing from the testimony of the Church today. What do we do about it? The…
Holiness… Love Is Shown by Righteousness, Part 2 15 Apr 201415 Apr 2014 Love is shown by righteousness. A person who is living in God's truth is a righteous person. "Goodness" is a very broad term in Scripture that means showing kindness, being…
Holiness… Love Is Shown by Righteousness, Part 1 14 Apr 201414 Apr 2014 Discipleship in Jesus' day was very different than we think of it now. To be a disciple at that time meant leaving home and business to live with your Rabbi.…
Holiness… Sanctification vs Total Depravity 31 Mar 201431 Mar 2014 Coke or Pepsi? People tend to prefer one over the other. I don't know many people who say "I like them both the same." People tend to be drawn to…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 