Will Jesus Say to You "I Never Knew You"?
April 11, 2017
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America's greatest theologian, the Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards taught: "The way to the volition is through the intellect." Indeed, the Scriptures teach in this regard that salvation — which is nothing less than a volitional commitment — is dependent on and informed by the intellect.
In this week's passage for study, we will observe the important scriptural differentiation between intellectual assent only — versus that intellectual understanding that is the pathway to a volitional commitment of the will to Christ. To think that being married to Christ is nothing more than a mental acknowledgement of His existence is, scripturally speaking, a woeful error! Hopefully by the end of the study you will have a clearer and better understanding of this distinction.
May God bless your time as you ponder this study.
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Some view pride as a virtue, but Scripture is clear that the believer is to detest it. Charles Bridges states in his excellent commentary on Proverbs, "On no point is the mind of God more fully declared than against pride." Unfortunately, in our increasingly backward culture, pride is often valued as a prized commodity.
The Apostle Paul heralds in stark contrast to self-importance, "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live…" (Galatians 2:20). The biblical orientation of one’s thought life more than suggests that we get our minds off of ourselves and focus instead on the one who saved us! Biblical thinking at this point — this mental exercise of exchange — is the only way to truly and completely mortify personal pride.
Listen on, my friend.
April 4, 2017
Jesus' ministry with His disciples was limited by time as He would soon ascend into Heaven. It is comforting, and only known through studying and applying this truth of the Scripture, that God has empowered all believers with the Third Person of the Trinity. May the profound truths about the Third Person of the Trinity help to further mature you in the faith and strengthen your thinking, conscience, and ensuing actions.
March 28, 2017
The legitimacy of the Christian faith rests on the finished work of Christ on our behalf. His conquest over sin is authenticated by His rising from the dead. Therefore the resurrection is the crux of Christianity. In contrast to other major religions of the world — all of which are works-based soteriological systems — it follows that without the resurrection an individual remains in his or her sin, unacceptable to a holy, righteous God. It is this biblical understanding of faith — which Scripture refers to as the faith — that I want to concentrate on this week in our study...
March 21, 2017
Scripture is the foundation upon which all good reasoning is built. It is the only reliable foundation for all logic and good judgment. It is the only trustworthy basis for the beginning of thoughts, ideas, actions and practices. The Word of God is intended to be the mind’s bedrock, its compass. As important as the aforementioned is however, a distinction must be immediately made between two close English words: Rationalism and rationality...
March 14, 2017
This small New Testament book not only contains walloping large implications to cultural formation, but it also holds critical truths relative to one’s personal growth in Christ — truths that are unsurpassed in terms of importance! I will spot three of them as we work through an overview of this wonderful epistle.
March 7, 2017
The study of epistemology uncovers what an individual relies on and what informs his thinking as to what’s right and wrong. Are his presuppositions valid? As we get older we subconsciously rely on our ingrained epistemological habits; we assume their validity. But again, are they right?
February 27, 2017
What follows is the biblical formula for GROWTH, and it stands in dire and stark contrast to the world's notions of how to achieve that.
February 21, 2017
God designed marriage between a man and a woman to be an emulation of His very nature! To lose the husband-wife model of marriage is to lose an archetype of His otherwise invisible attributes, His eternal power and His divine glory.
February 7, 2017
Racism is characteristic and evident of the sinful nature of man. Fallen mankind has always built barriers and ostracized others. This stems from pride: a fallen man's predilection to believe he or she is superior to another in some way. In this regard, racism parades around with his ugly brother who goes by the name arrogance. It is at its core a heart issue; a dilemma with no solution apart from the heart regenerative work of Christ in one's life.
This week let us examine some biblical insights regarding racism...
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