JESUS AMONG OTHER GODS If we remember what it means for the true God to be both infinite and personal, then we should be able to appreciate the superiority of the Christian worldview in its theism. Schaeffer goes on to say that, “The gods of the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
JESUS AS THE SOLUTION TO THE INFINITE-PERSONAL PROBLEM So Jesus is the answer to the Jewish problem. But if we leave it at that, then Jesus is nothing more than a representative of an ancient tribal deity. Paul asks the question, “Or is God the God... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
JESUS AS THE PROMISED MESSIAH OF ISRAEL The name “Jesus” (iesou) is the Greek version of the Hebrew name “Je-shua,” and it means “the Lord is salvation” or “the Lord saves.” This is why Joseph was told by the angel Gabriel to name the child... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. TITUS 1:9 An elder is thought about in Scripture as a shepherd [cf. Acts 20:28, 1 Pet.... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
True Preaching is Exposition of the Text Preaching will either be exposition or speculation. Either we will know what God has said or we will have nothing left to say but the imaginations of our own minds. By expositional preaching we mean that the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” GENESIS 1:26 “I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
GOSPEL means good news. Everyone knows what news is. We read newspapers and watch the nightly news in order to discover facts: certain things that have happened in the real world. Some of these things may affect our lives directly, others not so... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
There is only one thing that has ever created anything new. Do you know what that one thing is? Of course if you say “God,” then you are correct. But what one thing did God use to make everything that He has made? The biblical answer is that He used... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
