Are the Right Books Included in the New Testament?
See Series Home Here The questions most people have about the Bible are about meanings of certain passages, if there are contradictions in Scripture, and how to practically live out what they are reading. As important as these are, there are also different types of...
What Does the Bible Claim To Be?
See Series Home Here This is our first post in the “Can You Trust the Bible?” series. We start with considering what the Bible claims to be. Now, you may ask, “Why would we start here? There are so many questions out there, why not dive in?” The reason is, before we...
Can You Trust the Bible?
Can we know what the Bible really said at the beginning? How did the English Bible that we have in our hands come together? Is it really true that there are hundreds of thousands of variants in the New Testament manuscripts? Did a church council decide which books are...
To Preachers Not Active in the Local Church
I am writing this to my preaching brethren. But not to all of them. I am writing to preachers who are not currently in local church ministry. There are different reasons for this. Very poor health, and a family struggle, are just two reasons why. You may be seeking a...
Is Jesus Pleased with Your Church?
It may seem presumptuous to “speak” for Jesus on if He is pleased with your church. But I assure you it doesn’t have to be. We have in Revelation Jesus evaluating earthly churches on their service to Him and others. Sixty years has gone by since Jesus was resurrected...
Preacher, Leave Your Manuscript at Home
As a general rule, preachers need not preach from a manuscript. No doubt there are exceptions to this rule. Some can keep their manuscript, zeal, and connection with their congregation all at the same time. But those are the exception. Some take a manuscript with...
“Fault Lines”, by Voddie T. Baucham Jr., Our Next Book
Our next book in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia, is Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe, by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. I haven't read this book yet (though I have looked at a little bit of it so...
Christians are Saved Before Baptism (Part 4)
This is now the fourth1 and final post in our series on baptism. You can read the first three here, here, and here. In this post we are going to look at the truth that Christians are saved before they’re baptized. This does not minimize the importance of baptism, but...
Which famous theologian said this?
Which famous theologian said the below? ...I ascribe to grace the commencement, the continuance and the consummation of all good, – and to such an extent do I carry its influence, that a man, though already regenerate, can neither conceive, will nor do any good at...
“A Simple Way to Pray,” by Martin Luther
Letting you all know about our next book we are reading in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia. We will be reading "A Simple Way to Pray," by Martin Luther, translated by Matthew C. Harrison. This book is very small (it's actually a booklet)...