Maintaining the balance between one's understanding of the humanity and deity of Christ is more than just a math equation (100% man + 100% God=Jesus). It involves understanding the preexistance of the Second Person of the Trinity, the process by which He "took on" humanity and so many other issues. But one issues that often …
Category: Theology
Divine Sovereignty–The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions
Reaching the unreached–because God is sovereign! This is one of the best theological and motivating sermons on the priority of responding to the sovereignty of God in reaching the lost I've ever heard. Awesome truth, truly convicting! Watch it Listen to it Read the abridgment but by all mean let us respond to it. Listen …
Visual Theology
Too often doctrine and theology are taught in a boring way rather than as a means of encountering God. And too often, theology is taught in such a way that the details obscure the key points. So I am grateful for people who can take the deep things of God and make them understandable. While …
A better glimpse of God
This fall for our men’s mid-week study we will be “looking at God.” The series is entitled, Seeing God through the eyes of His people: A narrative study of the character and attributes of God” Rather than listing God’s attributes and finding all that places in Scripture they are address or quoting from those who …
No Works
To those who believe in Christ there are no works so bad as to accuse and condemn us, but again, there are no works so good that they could save and defend us. –Martin Luther, ‘Judgment on Monastic Vows,’ in Luther’s Works, 44:301 Repost from Dane Ortlund
What Americans Believe about Universalism and Pluralism
While survey can’t tell the whole story, this is a survey summary worth. The Barna Group did a survey to identify what Americans in general and what those who claim to be Christian’s believe about universalism and pluralism. Particularly interesting is some of the issue identified related to different generations. You can read the whole …
Jesus, the only way
For those who enjoy audio books. Christian Audio is make available for free, until March 31, John Piper’s book, Jesus: The Only Way to God, must you hear the gospel to be saved?