Whole Gospel To Whole World
Here are four warning signs that indicate you have a gambling addiction. First, you feel the need to be secretive. Second, you have trouble controlling your impulse to gamble. Third, you gamble even when you don't have money---which could lead to poverty. Fourth, you isolate yourselves from family and loved ones due to your desire... Continue Reading →
"Good and upright is the Lord." - Psalm 25:8 Why does a loving God allow human suffering and evil? If God is all-powerful, doesn't he have the ability to prevent it? If the Creator truly cares, wouldn't he bring peace upon this earth? What is the purpose of suffering, if any at all? These are... Continue Reading →
It is crucial to note that God’s first commandments to humans were related to eating. The Hebrew word “command” is used for the first time in Genesis 2:16-17 to reflect God’s headship over creation. While God gave Adam and Eve dominion over the created order, He still set “boundaries” when He said---the tree of the... Continue Reading →
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." -Matthew 4:19 Three years ago, my son and I were playing the Catch and Count Fishing Game by Melissa and Doug company. The fishing rods have a magnet attached at the end of the pole that connects with another magnetic circle on... Continue Reading →
(2:1)Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί...Paul introduces a change from thanksgiving and prayer in the previous chapter with the preposition δὲ in the phrase Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφο “Moreover, we urge you, brothers.” This epistolary section is addressed to new believers in Thessalonica in the first chapter, indicating an urgency to listen to the teaching they are... Continue Reading →
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. (Matthew 25:13)" I work at Costco. We found out a week ago that our CEO was going to drop by for a visit. This news changed the entire workplace environment. For instance, all of the employees got extra hours to ensure... Continue Reading →
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on... Continue Reading →
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." -Psalm 32:8 There are 4 key words in this passage: instruct, teach, counsel, and love. It is God's love, however, that makes all the difference. Just as faith without works is dead... Continue Reading →
Here is a conversation between an Atheist and myself. He brought up 9 common arguments against the existence of God. His concerns were legitimate, but I believe the Bible has the answers to these emotional statements. 1. Objective Morality? Please. Rather, please explain the strange sense of whimsical morality and justice within the Christian tradition.... Continue Reading →
When I did a grammatical-historical exegesis of Mark 16:16; Jn. 3:3-5, Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Rom. 6:4-6, 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:26-27; Eph. 5:25-27; Col. 2:11-13; Tit. 3:5; and 1 Pet. 3:21, I came to the conclusion, all presuppositions from Southern Seminary aside, that water baptism is indeed part of the gospel. This led me... Continue Reading →
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