At The Gospel Coalition Conference 2019, Kevin DeYoung 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 caution. In a similar line of thought, familiarity can also cause us to gloss over things that Jesus says without considering the monumental... Continue Reading →
I am currently reading 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. Therefore, it is expected that every culture is going to be offended by something that the Bible teaches is true.1 He then... Continue Reading →
In some charismatic circles, 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 that this is a... Continue Reading →
Faithfully proclaimed Gospel preaching followed by a reception and confession of that preached word is sufficient evidence for baptizing the confessor.
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 →
"Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me." (Matthew 28:18) All authority by God’s own decree Both heaven and earth belong to Thee From highest mountain to the depths of sea From furthest stranger to the depths of me With just a... Continue Reading →
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