Posted in Calvinism on Jul 30th, 2007 43 Comments »
The other night I did something I hadn’t done it quite some time: I had an in-depth discussion on Calvinism with someone who does not share my belief in the famous “5-points”.
I must admit, I’ve become a bit jaded, because it has certainly been a while since I really interacted with someone who didn’t agree […]
Posted in Administrative on Jul 27th, 2007 14 Comments »
A few weeks ago I had the great enjoyment of making my way through John Flavel’s book, The Mystery of Providence. Flavel, one of my favorite Puritans for his pastoral style, covers the issue of Providence about as thorough as the subject can be dealt with. Monergismbooks.com, THE best site on the web for sound […]
Posted in Church, Worship on Jul 23rd, 2007 7 Comments »
Dead Churches: we’ve all been there before. Regardless of the doctrinal stance, size, location, affiliation, etc., most of us have experienced a ‘dead’ church or two in our lifetime. Some of us may have even had the unfortunate circumstance of actually being a member of a dead church. But what is a dead church, and […]
Posted in Church, Misc on Jul 19th, 2007 18 Comments »
Recently, I’ve had several readers contact me to find out where I attend church here in Kennesaw, GA. Thus, this is a perfect time to highlight two churches that have been a huge blessing to me and my wife recently, as we are currently still in the ‘visiting’ process:
Berean Baptist, in Powder Springs, GA, and […]
Posted in Church, Worship on Jul 16th, 2007 19 Comments »
While we continue to examine the issue of the Sabbath commandment, I believe today’s topic is one which might help illustrate the relevance of the Sabbath command for the New Covenant Christian. (Part 1, P2, and P3 of the Sabbath posts).
There has been an interesting trend in today’s seeker-sensitive churches: Friday and Saturday night worship […]
Posted in Church, Worship, Christian Living on Jul 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
This is now part 3 in a short series concerning the 4th commandment and whether New Covenant Christians are obligated to ‘keep the Sabbath holy’. P1, P2.
As I have previously stated, I am troubled by how readily Christians now days dismiss this commandment engraved on stone as if it were patently obvious that it has […]
Posted in Christian Living, Trials/Sufferings on Jul 6th, 2007 2 Comments »
One ever-present reality of still living in a fallen world is the fact that disagreements and dissensions still regularly take place even among those who have been changed by the marvelous grace of Jesus Christ. Christians disagree, they always have (see Peter and Paul), and they always will.
But disagreements in themselves are not sinful; it’s […]
Posted in Worship, Christian Living on Jul 2nd, 2007 41 Comments »
Continuing with part 2 of the Sabbath issue (P1 here), let’s consider today whether the command to observe the Sabbath is a ceremonial command that has been fulfilled with the coming of Christ.
Thus, the question proposed today, which lies at the heart of the Sabbath issue:
Was the command to observe the Sabbath a temporary, ceremonial […]
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