I remember listening to a sermon by Kevin DeYoung at the The Gospel Coalition Conference 2019 where he preached from Luke 4:10-30 and warned about the danger of being “too familiar” with Jesus. “Familiarity can breed unbelief” was the gist of his cautioning. In a similar line of thought familiarity can also cause us to... Continue Reading →
One of the books that I am currently reading through is Timothy Keller’s book Preaching. In his chapter Preaching Christ to the Culture he discusses the idea that the Bible, as God’s revelation of himself, transcends all fallible human cultures and therefore it is expected that every culture is going to be offended by something... Continue Reading →
In some circles (typically within Pentecostalism) there is an idea that a Christian, perhaps only a true Christian, can “see” Jesus. A group of people may be told to close their eyes and picture Him, inviting Him to show Himself and to guide or comfort them through this type of vision. It is generally understood... Continue Reading →
Faithfully proclaimed Gospel preaching followed by a reception and confession of that preached word is sufficient evidence for baptizing the confessor.
Does anything sound less holy than saying, “I’d tear that right out of the Bible if I could!”? I confess that those words have come out of my mouth. But wait, if you’ve been reading my blog, surely, I’m a conservative, orthodox-loving, reformed evangelical who supports both Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) and Biblical Inerrancy, so... Continue Reading →
For many people who have not given significant thought to evolutionary theory, there is an all too common assumed belief that nearly all non-religiously bound scientists believe that the overall theory of Darwinian evolution is beyond dispute. However, this is far from accurate. The Darwinian Account of Evolution To understand this, we need to define... Continue Reading →
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