One Blood
I’ve been reading a biography of U.S. Grant. What an amazing man. I have learned much about leadership qualities and also have a deeper respect for the man who God used to put an end to the civil war. After the war Grant had no aspiration for the presidency. In fact, he never even campaigned for the position. View full article »
Exceedingly Abundant“And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant…”
I Timothy 1:14a
Eta Linneman had lived a religious life, but in her heart she knew she was barren. Born in Germany in 1926 she excelled in Biblical studies and was taught under intellectual giants in Germany such as Rudolph Bultmann and Ernst Fuchs.
She embraced the theories of higher critical thinking and liberal theology. She became a teacher of theology in West Germany. View full article »
Where Will Doctrine Take You?1 Timothy 6:17-19
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
[Instruct them] to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real. View full article »
Narrow Terms“I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” I Timothy 3:14-15
Bruce Shelley in his excellent work, Church history, begins by telling a story. At the Seminary where he taught he posted a comic strip of Peanuts on the door of his study for many years. It brought many an uncomfortable chuckle from those who passed by. View full article »
Mind of Christ“I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices…”
Psalm 16:8,9a
It’s hard to believe a new year is upon us! View full article »
Merry Christmas!!At Christmas we focus on the amazing reality of God becoming man- born of a virgin, lain in a manger, snugly wrapped in swaddling clothes. We seldom think of the supernatural realities unfolding under the thin veneer of the seen world. A cosmic struggle between God and Satan was coming to an apex- God putting His foot on the neck of the snake!
In Revelation 12 the prophet records a vision that encapsulates the reality of what was going on at the birth of the Messiah: View full article »
In All ThingsJesus has given His disciples many great promises. Some pertain to this life, some to the next. Of all the promises that He made concerning this life, none compares with the promise of the Blessed Holy Spirit. During the last night that Jesus spent with His followers before His crucifixion He said to them: “It is to your advantage that I go away. For if I go away I will send the Holy Spirit unto you.” He further said, “I will not leave you as orphans, I will send to you the advocate (paraclete). View full article »