“And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.” -1Thessalonians 3:12-13 In the Scriptures... Continue Reading →
A Doctrine of Tribulation
For your consideration. As most of you know, I am an enthusiastic reader of history and have been since I learned to read at the ripe old age of five years old. As a pastor, this enthusiasm for history has been directed at church history. Of course, any study of church history must begin with... Continue Reading →
Imprecatory Prayer?
Recently I had a phone conversation with a friend concerning a statement made on social media. As usual the religious overtures of a theological post made more than a few eyebrows rise and caused some hostile responses to be made towards the one sharing it. This in-turn led to my friend posting a very similar... Continue Reading →
Ineffective Ministry Due to What?!
I have recently heard it said (again), and parroted on the theological bastion that is social media, that those who defend the use of what is commonly called the Received Text are part of a very small fringe group that are no more than kin to King James only advocates. It has also been said... Continue Reading →
Intentional Biblical Worship
Worship is not unique to the Christian church. The fact that people do not naturally worship God does not mean that they are devoid of the inclination or need to worship. The Hindu is compelled to worship in the form of rituals and rites toward statues, paintings, and animals that represent their many gods. In... Continue Reading →
Hope and Patience
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body (Romans 8:22-23).” O the wonderful hope that every child... Continue Reading →
Pandemic: A Unique Opportunity for Prayer
Pray Also For Us “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds (Colossians 4:2-3).” In times like what we are now experiencing, I do not... Continue Reading →
Who Defines Us?
There is not a human being that has ever lived without struggles with other human beings. Sin has affected our relationship with God, and as a result our relationships with His image bearers has been negatively affected. So often our immediate reaction to other people, when we perceive that we have been wronged in some... Continue Reading →
Broken Cisterns
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water (Jeremiah 2:13).” I read this verse earlier today, and the term “broken cisterns” stood out to me. As I began to contemplate what the prophet was saying... Continue Reading →
Why I Call Myself a Reformed Baptist
My sincere wish at times, is that there would be no need for such identifications as “Sovereign Grace Baptist,” or “Reformed Baptist.” Having grown up in a Calvinistic pastor’s home, I was blissfully unaware that any such distinctions were being made. However, the distinctions have been made and I find myself planted firmly on the... Continue Reading →