From The Message translation: 1 Tim. 4:1-2:
The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars. These liars have lied so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth.
On the other hand, [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Who Will Heed This Warning and Exhortation?
Posted in Biblical Studies on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WHY WE LIFT OUR HANDS TO THE LORD
Posted in Biblical Studies on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
WHY WE LIFT OUR HANDS TO THE LORD
Brad Matthew Abley, M.Div.
If you raise your hands in worship, do you often think about the significance of what it is that you’re doing (thus worshiping God with your mind, as well as with your emotions)?
We really miss out in our times of praise and worship [...]
Where To Find True Fulfillment
Posted in Biblical Studies on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that so many in our culture highly value is “finding” themselves.
But one can never truly “find” himself apart from God. John Calvin writes in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (I.1.38) that “no man can survey himself without [first] turning his thoughts towards the God in whom he lives and moves; [...]
Are You Bitter or Unforgiving Towards Someone?
Posted in Biblical Studies on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I try to pray for the entire Church daily as I move through the Lord’s prayer, on my prayer walks.
When I get to our Lord’s part of the prayer where He calls us to pray, “Forgive us of our sins as we forgive those who sin against us” (Mt. 6:12), I always ask the Lord [...]
Does Rob Bell Teach Heresy?
Posted in Biblical Studies, Theology on August 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Through his book Velvet Elvis and through his Nooma teaching videos, Rob Bell has become quite popular among young evangelicals. Bell has a “hip” approach in his teaching and in his writing, which certainly makes his ministry appealing as well.
But I want to examine those teachings here: do they line up with biblical truth or [...]
