Posted in The Gospel, Christian Culture on May 15th, 2008 No Comments »
One of my favorite little books is gotta be RC Sproul’s Saved from What? It’s just an easy-to-read but profoundly-in-depth book about the gospel. And I’d strongly recommend it as a gift to unbelievers and/or new believers in the faith.
Sproul’s main thesis essentially surrounds the meaning of the cliche ‘Are you saved?’ or ‘I’ve been […]
Posted in Administrative on May 10th, 2008 4 Comments »
All over the news this morning is a new gimmick by the First Baptist Church of Snellville, where a May crusade will give away $500 gas gift cards, and even a Ford Explorer. Apparently, even the secular media recognizes how shameful this is, as it has hit several major news outlets here in the Atlanta […]
Posted in Christian Living, Trials/Sufferings, Christian Culture on May 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
I often times find it hard to escape poor theology surrounding God’s love/favor. It just seems to be ingrained in our heads (and in our culture) that material blessings always equal God’s favor towards us.
Take the excerpt below for an example. In the book A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness, the Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs states:
“For example, suppose […]
Posted in Church, Spiritual Gifts on May 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
Recently, the issue of Spiritual Gifts came up in a discussion list that I periodically participate in. The question at hand was something along the lines of “is it possible to possess your spiritual gift before conversion?”. That is, a brother had commented that he believed that his spiritual gift was the gift of teaching, […]
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