by admin | May 5, 2024 | Love, Power of God
Just how far does the sovereignty of God extend? Is God so sovereign that He orders and causes everything which occurs? How much autonomy do we have? These questions are the focus of today’s post. We’ll start with Scripture, and “sovereign” or “sovereignty” with...
by admin | Apr 28, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Love, Teachings of Jesus
Paul provides another expression of meekness in 2 Corinthians 2:1-11. The context here is a transgression of some kind which was disciplined by the church. The object of this set of verses is repentance coupled with forgiveness. Where an individual has committed a...
by admin | Apr 7, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Discipleship, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Love, Teachings of Jesus
There is an interesting verse at 1 Corinthians 6:7, “Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?” The concept is straightforward. It is based on two instructions from...
by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Doubt, Evangelism, Faith, Following Christ, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Sin
That Jesus did not die for everyone is a statement I recently heard in a Calvinist/Reformed church, and it is apparently making its rounds in similar churches. Let me suggest from the beginning that this is an extremely problematic statement which is made out of...
by admin | Feb 11, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
This is the final post in the series on 1 John. Much of chapter 5 has been covered in previous posts. We will just focus on 1 John 5:16-17 in this post. However, the words in these two verses can be confusing, so we will attempt to uncover what John is writing to us....