Monthly Archives: October 2012

A Portrait of Paul is a book to be read by congregants and elders alike. Here is a piece from the forward: Finding faithful pastors is one of the most difficult tasks facing Christ’s church. Any local church that conscientiously seeks to … Continue reading →

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Some things to notice about Paul’s letters: (as well as those other epistles of the apostles and writers of the New Testament corpus: First, a simple observation, but one that, nowadays, is often lost on those … Continue reading →

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12  to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the … Continue reading →

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Let us consider, now, the kind intention of His will – that which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord before the ages began (Ephesians 1:4-5; 2 Timothy 1:9). This is the testimony that Paul shares … Continue reading →

I recently posted this to facebook. It was, as usual, during one of the times when God was pleased to have me understand somewhat of His Scripture and man’s misuse of it, during a time of meditation. That God even … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year. And since the charismatics, fundamental Baptists, and the rest of the animals in between will be waging their holy war on Halloween, I thought I would join in on the fun. Last year I wrote … Continue reading →

William Cunningham clarifies the confusion of that often stems from such a statement: We would now make two to three observations, suggested by this account of the state of the question. First, the advocates of a limited or definite atonement … Continue reading →

Genesis 1:27:  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 9:6:  “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for … Continue reading →

There is a tendency to regard man’s essential trouble as being a sickness. I do not mean physical sickness only. That comes in; but I mean a kind of mental and moral and spiritual sickness. It is not that; that … Continue reading →

CXXXVI.—TO MELANCHTHON He complains of Luther’s tyranny, and affectionately exhorts Melanchthon to manifest greater decision and firmness. 28th June 1545. Would that the fellow-feeling which enables me to condole with you, and to sympathize in your heaviness, might also impart … Continue reading →