I have been thinking a lot lately about how we are often pressured, especially in the world of theology and writing and blogging, to maintain a cool professionalism that never gets torqued. A polite respectability if you will that leaves...
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A Thought for Today from Jeremiah 5
I am just going to quote a Scripture here. This passage pretty well nails the scenario in our churches today that most all of us have experienced and which we are trying to expose. I like the Lord’s promise of...
Continue ReadingA Thought for Today from Jeremiah 5Why Aren’t They Hearing the Good Shepherd?
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we...
Continue ReadingWhy Aren’t They Hearing the Good Shepherd?A Good Description of Real Repentance
1 Peter 2:1-3, So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation — if indeed you...
Continue ReadingA Good Description of Real RepentanceTo Discern Good from Evil, You Must be Born Again
[The following is excerpted from July 6, 2014 sermon at Christ Reformation Church. You may listen to or read the entire sermon at sermonaudio.com/crc] Faith is the means by which we overcome the world, by which we resolve to not...
Continue ReadingTo Discern Good from Evil, You Must be Born AgainSome Thoughts on Broadway, the Narrow Way, and Abuse
The Large Majority of Professing Christians Travel on Broadway, and thus are not Christians at all Matthew 7:12-16 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets....
Continue ReadingSome Thoughts on Broadway, the Narrow Way, and AbuseAn Appearance of Godliness (Pt 23): King Joash
2Ki 12:1-3 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. (2) And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all...
Continue ReadingAn Appearance of Godliness (Pt 23): King JoashAn Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 16)
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. (2) For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, (3) heartless,...
Continue ReadingAn Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 16)An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 15)
2 Corinthians 11:3-4 ESV But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (4) For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus...
Continue ReadingAn Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 15)His Sheep Hear His Voice
An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land: the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes? (Jeremiah 5:30-31) One...
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