Category Bible
MISUSE OF THE WORD PASTOR DAMAGES THE LOCAL CHURCH
The failure to clearly establish a solid biblical definition for the term pastor and confusing it with unbiblical ideas about who and what elders are has created a vacuum in authentic biblical leadership for the local church.
Thanksgiving and the Principle of Praise
The Principle of Praise: Giving God thanks for everything that happens in your life, whether good, bad, or indifferent from the human point of view. Praise of this kind takes the problems out of your hands and places them in the hands of God.
Walls, Borders, and Strangers – Updated
The accusation that you are not a Christian if you believe in walls, locked doors, the rule of law, and security, on both a personal and national level, is simply a lie.
A CLOSER EXAMINATION OF THE CONCEPT OF AN “INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP”
Disqualification from the pastorate is not a matter of forgiveness, it is a consequence of sexual immorality. I may be accused of many different things for saying so, especially publicly. It is not judgmental. It is not harsh. It is not vindictive. It is not mean spirited. It is consequential.
Red-Letter Nonsense
The Inspiration of Scripture is Complete, From Genesis to Revelation It has become fashionable among the leftist media, theological liberals and those adamantly opposed to the Christian faith to call into question the Bible’s authority if the portion of Scripture backing the position happens to appear in black letters. There are even some evangelicals who […]
Belief Predicates Behavior
That belief predicates behavior is an axiom of truth I learned early on in my ministry. It was a favorite phrase of my mentor. The concept behind the thought is thoroughly biblical. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Clearly, from a scriptural point of view, what we believe […]
HOW WE GOT HERE – The SBC Becoming Complicit with Egalitarianism
By Thomas E. Rush I have long realized that an organization the size of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) could certainly experience some degree of downgrade in its theological commitments. There are differences of opinion on certain theological matters that can be expected, and which are not of a nature to render the difference a […]
“No Justice, No Peace” – is Not a Biblical Construct
June 18, 2020 Let me clarify at the outset that I abhor racism in any form. I am opposed to brutality regardless of who the perpetrator or victim may be. I oppose injustice wherever it may rear its ugly head. Unfortunately, as a believer in God’s Word, the Bible, I am forced to recognize […]
Biblical Principles for Racial Harmony
Recently, I witnessed incredible highs and incredible lows. On the high side, I witnessed the wildly successful launch of the Dragon capsule on top of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket. For the first time since 2011 and the end of the Shuttle program, American astronauts have been launched in an American rocket off of […]
Three Crosses, Two Sabbaths, One Empty Tomb
The Timeline Of Holy Week There is no more significant time on the calendar for Christians than the week traditionally referred to as “Holy Week.” It is a week of reflection and celebration, but should be a time of conviction and repentance as well. It begins with the remembrance of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem […]
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