THUS SAITH THE LORD – PART 2 In part one of THUS SAITH THE LORD, I asked the following questions: “Does God still speak today? If so, how? Can Christians expect new revelation from the Lord, or has the time for divine revelation been completed with the last book of the Bible? Can any individual […]
THUS SAITH THE LORD Does God still speak today? If so, how? Can Christians expect new revelation from the Lord, or has the time for divine revelation been completed with the last book of the Bible? Can any individual declare a “thus saith the Lord” today? The answers to these questions are vitally important […]
Whose Son Is the Christ? “And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, ‘How can the scribes say that ‘the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, ‘”The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’” David himself […]
2 Timothy 3:16. “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 1 John 5:9. “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater.” Westminster Confession of Faith; Chapter 1, paragraph 5. “ We may be moved […]
The Gardener March 23, 2014 Psalm 46 1. Genesis 1:26 – 28 – Man is created in the image and likeness of God 2. Genesis 2:4 – 25 – Genesis 1 – God revealed as transcendent. Genesis 2 – God revealed as immanent – Man is […]
Why should we read and study the Old Testament? “The most compelling reason for Christians to read and study the Old Testament lies in the New Testament. The New Testament witnesses to the fact that Jesus of Nazareth is the One in whom and through whom all the promises of God find their fulfillment. […]
Having taught a class on biblical hermeneutics I have become much more aware of interpretational errors and assumptions Christians often make. All believers need to master some basic principles of biblical hermeneutics in order to rightly handle God’s Word. As John MacArthur accurately states: “If you don’t have the meaning of Scripture, you do not […]
My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom . . . —1 Corinthians 2:4 Paul was a scholar and an orator of the highest degree; he was not speaking here out of a deep sense of humility, but was saying that when he preached the gospel, he would veil […]
Following are the notes and outline of Sunday’s message. The message itself did not record due to an error, so it will not be found on the sermon page – sorry about that. The quotes that I used in the message can be found at the end of this blog under “Quotes.” These quotes are […]
CONTEND FOR THE FAITH . Jude, the brother of the Lord exhorted believers in his day to “earnestly contend for the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3b). As believers in Christ we are to take heed to this exhortation and do the same. We must know the fundamental […]