(Excerpt from my page “What I Believe”) STATEMENT OF FAITH God — True Christianity — orthodox, historical Christianity is Trinitarian. Meaning, there is one true God who exists eternally as a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (three distinct Persons, but not separate). All three Persons have always existed as such – in their present […]
Did the Son of God cease being omnipresent when He became man? Was the Son of God fully contained within the human body of Jesus? In other words, was the whole of who the Son of God is, contained in the body of Jesus, the man, where His full existence was within […]
Scripture quoted by permission. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2016 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved. This is a continuation of which covered Matthew 24-25. Mark 13 Since most of what’s presented in this chapter is found in Matthew 24, I will […]
Scripture quoted by permission. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2016 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved. Introduction One of the keys to understanding prophecy – the book of Revelation, in particular – is a proper understanding of the Olivet Discourse, which is given to […]
The flocks of our local churches, who belong to Christ, must be protected from heretics who infiltrate our assemblies: (Acts 20:28 – CSB) — Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own […]
When the Bible says that we’re saved by God’s grace, it really is by God’s grace, and His grace alone. From election to sending (Ro 10:15) to drawing to calling to the shining of His light within our dark souls (2 Cor 4:6) to faith in Christ, it’s all according to the Sovereign will and […]
The Harvest Process (Matthew 9:37-38 – BSB) – [37] Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. [38] Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” (Also Luke 10:2) This is a very familiar passage to us. However, I suspect that most of […]
Non-Calvinists (self-determinists) believe that we’re saved and elected for salvation according to our own “free will.” But is that really true? The answer has to be no. Because no one is completely free to do anything they want to do, because we all have limitations, in spite of having a free will. Free will is more accurately […]
Introduction The nation of Israel is, and always has been, an imperfect type or a picture of that which is perfect, which is the Church, the redeemed people of God. The nation of Israel is also a revelation of the nature of election. God’s choosing of the people of Israel out of all the peoples of the […]
One of the most significant keys to understanding the extent or the intent of the atonement of Christ (who Christ died for), are the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament, which pointed to Christ and the sacrifice He made on behalf of those who would benefit from it (“those who are called” – He […]
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