The crucial matter isn’t whether you remember when the Shepherd pulled you out of the thorn bushes. Maybe you were barely conscious. The critical thing is whether you hear His Voice, maybe somewhere out there in the dark in front of you, calling you forward, right now. via Baptist Press – FIRST-PERSON: Do you...
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John MacArthur: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
To say that you get the Holy Spirit later, after salvation because the apostles did is to misunderstand the redemptive history of God. The Spirit came here because this was the time for the Spirit to come. And there had to be a beginning. It is not to say that this is the example...
The Baptism With The Holy Spirit
The Baptism with The Holy Spirit Matt 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. (KJV) John the Baptist came as a herald...
Charles Hodge on Providence
All we know, and all we need to know, is, (1.) That God does govern all his creatures; and (2.) That his control over them is consistent with their nature, and with his own infinite purity and excellence. The chief question is, In what relation does God stand to these laws? The answer...
Doug Phillips: A Calling for Our Generation.
Our mission is to advance in faith. We dare not stand with those men on either extreme of the precipice of presumption—the one declaring the end of nations and the imminent destruction of the earth, and the other heralding the restoration of the righteous rule of Christ over the nations within a generation. We...
The New Birth, Eternal Life, And The Kingdom
Phil over at Dappled Thoughts posted about the new birth and its relationship to the kingdom of God. We discussed some of this over at Theologica, though I was mostly trying to ask questions for the purpose of refreshing things in my mind, and to see what perspective others would give on the issue....
Augustine on John 3:13 and The New Birth
AUGUSTINE. (ut sup.) Although He was made the Son of man upon earth, yet His Divinity with which, remaining in heaven, He descended to earth, He hath declared not to disagree with the title of Son of man, as He hath thought His flesh worthy the name of Son of God. For through the...
What Does A One Year Old Happy Meal Look Like? Answer: A Five Minute Old Happy Meal.
The Happy Meal Blog I know it’s hard to believe. Time flies, doesn’t it? My eyes tear when I think today, March 3, is my Happy Meal’s first birthday. They grow up so fast, don’t they? I purchased a Happy Meal, not to eat, but to observe and blog about. Yes, I bought...
The Words of The Father: “I Am With You”
“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10, ESV) This week has not been easy for me. I will not go into the details, because that would break...
Sometimes We Must Cry Out to God…
Sometimes life is very difficult. In fact, it’s often down-right hard and confusing. Many times we’re left with no clue about what to do, where to turn, or whom to trust. What do we do at those times? What does a person do when he knows not what to do? Sometimes we must cry...
The Relation of The Various Persons in The Trinity
God’s Word teaches us that there are three persons in the Godhead. These persons are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three persons are one in essence, and equal in power and glory. They are not separate, but distinct. Our purpose in this study is to search the Scriptures to determine...
Miscellaneous: Science and Faith, The Dead Gulf of Mexico, Intolerant Homosexuals, Waiter Fired for Celebrating Manning’s Big Tip
Why is science possible? Because of the Christian faith. That is the story from Creation Ministries. There are certain essential features that make science possible, and they simply did not exist in non-Christian cultures. Stuart Smith blogs that Al Jazeera ran a story about the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the...
Beginning of KJV-Only Movement
Bill Combs at Theologically Driven begins a series of posts on the KJVO movement. I think it will be interesting to follow. In 1870 the Church of England decided to embark on a new revision of the KJV. While the KJV NT was translated from the TR, this new revision closely followed the Greek...
A Bit of A Different Direction
For the last few years it seems that I haven’t dealt as much with the pastoral side of my pastoral musings. That has changed lately. I intend for it to change more. I still intend to deal with doctrine, exegesis, and even the occasional news story. I definitely want to bring in a little...
Stuart James on Anonymous
I cheered from the sidelines when the hacktivist group Anonymous attacked, took down, and defaced the website of the hate group: The Westboro Baptist Church; the nasty “God hates fags” folk who like to picket funerals for some unknown reason. When I learned of two pernicious US bills, designed to censor the Internet, I...
A Prayer for The Lord’s Day
A Prayer For The Lord’s Day Father, this week we have been in the world, and have sadly been a part of it. Today we come to you desiring to be in your Spirit; He in us and us in Him, and we all in You through our Lord Jesus Christ. Though that is...
Coming Soon: Jesus, God The Word And Scripture The Word of God
One of the arguments against inerrancy is based upon the idea that, since Jesus is the Word, Scripture cannot be the Word of God. In the next week or so I plan to post regarding this. My argument is simple: Jesus the Word of God and Scripture as the Word of God are not...
More On Evolution And Gnosticism
…two important themes are discernible in the writings of Darwin and his fellow naturalists: Gnosticism and natural theology. Gnosticism is an ancient belief system that draws a strong distinction between spirit and matter. Spirit is good and matter is evil. Whereas the Bible says that God made the world, Gnosticism holds that God is...
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