He is God. He manifests the glory of God because he is God. He is the Firstborn over all creation. He is the preeminent one. He is the Creator of all things. Everything owes its existence to him. All things were created for him. He is the center of the universe. He is eternal (“…
He is God. He manifests the glory of God because he is God. He is the Firstborn over all creation. He is the preeminent one. He is the Creator of all things. Everything owes its existence to him. All things were created for him. He is the center of the universe. He is eternal (“…
If you were to explain to someone how to find a church, what would you say and where in the world would you start? Is finding a church family a lot like some of the criteria we put forth when looking to date someone? “Yes, I would like a church that is witty, always available…
1. God has spoken to man, and the Bible is his Word, given to us to make us wise unto salvation. 2. God is Lord and King over his world; he rules all things for his own glory, displaying his perfections in all that he does, in order that men and angels may worship and adore…
“The fool says in his heart, ‘there is no God’” (Psalm 14:1). Most quote this verse as a proof-text for those that declare themselves to be atheist. However, this verse isn’t a philosophical declaration that God doesn’t exist but rather a confident affirmation that God is unconcerned about how men live morally and ethically. God is…
Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges in their book Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Tim write that “pride and fear always separate us from God, from each other, and us from ourselves” (58). What does this look like? How does pride and fear separate us from God? Too ashamed about failure to…
The writer of Hebrews tell us that the hope we have in Jesus serves as an anchor for our soul (6:19). And yet, many Christians live day-to-day feeling as if their circumstances leave them hopeless. Hope, for a Christian, is the expectation of something good. Hope is woven into the fabric of who we are as…
On February 16 Paul David Tripp in New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional (get this book now btw!) writes the following that I wanted to pass on. This is the good news of the gospel. Peace came. Peace died. Peace lived. Peace rose again. Peace reigns on your behalf. Peace indwells you by the Spirit.…
In a context of strict Jewish monotheism, the following four activities were considered blasphemous for anyone other than God. Jesus expressed his authority to forgive sins, even sins not committed against him personally – a prerogative reserved for God alone (Mark 2:5-7). Jesus accepted worship from other human beings – a prerogative reserved for…
Kenneth Richard Samples in his book 7 Truths That Changed The World: Discovering Christianity’s Most Dangerous Ideas, gives seven evidences that support the truthfulness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus’ empty tomb. William Lane Craig says, that “there is simply not plausible naturalistic explanation available today that accounts for the empty tomb of Jesus.” Jesus’ postmortem appearances.…
Theology Along the Way 