Feb 20, 2019 | Christian Living, The Bible
What is the source of authority when it comes to the church and right theology? Is it the clergy? Or is it the message? In my previous blog, I gave texts where the message and the messenger, in the best of all circumstances, go together because the character,...
Jun 19, 2018 | Christian Living, The Bible
Reading Time: 4 minutes As I said in my previous blog, James is a book about how to walk faithfully through the Christian life. In James 1:19-20, we get what I think is the proverb, the thematic verses, which give the feeling of the whole book of James. “This you...
Nov 30, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
What is your church’s agenda? What function does it serve? What are its goals? Paul’s Goal as an Apostle In Colossians 1 Paul divulges his goal, his agenda, what his total program is about as an apostle. Surely the purpose and function of the church ought to be...
Jul 27, 2015 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
When you study the book of Philippians you’ll come across the theme of joy. You’ll come across the theme of gospel. Paul often refers to the word gospel and the notion of the gospel, which is the death and resurrection of Jesus, the message of the death and...
Mar 2, 2015 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, The Bible
The preaching of the Gospel has a power that goes beyond human oratory. It is not the power in the voice of the preacher. We are told that when the message of the crucified and risen Jesus is communicated, the energy of God is present and it is capable of...
