I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. This powerful, biblical statement of confession of faith is the opening of the Apostles' Creed. That creed is a summary of the gospel which must be believed. It...
Continue ReadingNew Sermon Series Beginning Sunday – The Apostle’s CreedTag: false teaching
It is Not Enough to Know the Facts of Doctrine
"Paul says that ministers must not only be learned and instructed in doctrine, but also powerful both to resist the attacks of the enemies of God and his word and to uproot the seeds the devil has sown for a...
Continue ReadingIt is Not Enough to Know the Facts of DoctrineThe Lord Wants us Free of RASN’s
You know how the typical arguments against divorce for abuse go. Most of you have heard them too many times. They are based upon ignorance or even willful distortion of God's Word. So let me show you biblical proof that...
Continue ReadingThe Lord Wants us Free of RASN’sDo Not add to or Take Away From God’s Word
Deu 4:1-2 “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of...
Continue ReadingDo Not add to or Take Away From God’s WordIt’s the Same Old Tactic – Keep the Bible from the People
Psa 119:105-111 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (106) I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. (107) I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD,...
Continue ReadingIt’s the Same Old Tactic – Keep the Bible from the PeopleTwisted Notions of “Martyrdom” Keep Victims in Bondage
Abusers who use Christianity as their facade of choice quite often press the martyrdom/suffering-for-Jesus card upon their target victim, with the goal of keeping the victim in their evil grip. As I have seen this wickedness in action, it seems...
Continue ReadingTwisted Notions of “Martyrdom” Keep Victims in BondageThe Vapory Ether of Deception
2 Corinthians 4:2-4, “But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of...
Continue ReadingThe Vapory Ether of DeceptionMaybe my Abuser is an addict – isn’t sin an addiction?
1Co 6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, (10) nor thieves, nor the greedy,...
Continue ReadingMaybe my Abuser is an addict – isn’t sin an addiction?We Must Understand the Nature of Sin if we are to Properly Deal with it in the Church
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies....
Continue ReadingWe Must Understand the Nature of Sin if we are to Properly Deal with it in the ChurchCool Academia has a Place – but not always
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...
Continue ReadingCool Academia has a Place – but not always