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Maintaining the Faith Once Delivered Against Cultural Erosion in our Times

Contending for the Faith in a Confused Culture https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/contending-faith-confused-culture/ by Justin Dillehay, posted on The Gospel Coalition website, is a must read for all Christians facing the tremendous pressures of social degeneration and the  downward slide into utter moral bankrupcy currently underway in our post-Christian western culture. The results of a Ligonier survey cited inContinue reading “Maintaining the Faith Once Delivered Against Cultural Erosion in our Times”

Seeing the Glory of God in Creation

Israel Soong, on The Gospel Coalition website, presents a book review titled “Look! God is in Ordinary Stuff” https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/god-all-things/, stating, “This idea, that our universe of things points to God and proclaims his glory, is the foundational thesis for Andrew Wilson’s book God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World. Wilson, a teachingContinue reading “Seeing the Glory of God in Creation”

Did the Atonement of Christ Secure Healing from All Disease?

This article from TGC provides a sound biblical perspective on this controversial subject in Christianity today: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/physical-healing-atonement/. It also helps answer the oft-asked question of why is there suffering and death if God is so good, loving, and kind?

The Supreme Gift of The Ages – Part 4

This part is the conclusion of the series addressing John 3:16. Here we mine the precious truths from the last phrase of the verse and bring it all together. The verse thus ends, “but have eternal life.” It conveys a very positive conclusion and promise that is the outcome of God providing His only SonContinue reading “The Supreme Gift of The Ages – Part 4”

Martin Luther’s Stand at the Diet of Worms – 500 Year Anniversary

Martin Luther made a pivotal stand in history before the Holy Roman Emperor, King Charles V, 500 years ago, for the defense of the scriptural teaching of the Gospel message. Here is a link to several articles presented by TGC reflecting on this momentous event: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/luther-stand-worms-anniversary/

The Supreme Gift of the Ages — Part 2

Continued from Part 1 The concept of Jesus as Messiah needs to be explained more fully at this point. Messiah means the Anointed One and speaks of the anointing with the Holy Spirit that was prophesied of God’s Messiah in the OT (Isaiah 61:1ff, Luke 4:16-30). The term ‘Christ’ is Greek for the ‘Anointed One’Continue reading “The Supreme Gift of the Ages — Part 2”

Of Dreams and Visions in the Night

This is a story related by a believer in Christ about an encounter from the Lord. The individual had been seeking a renewal and reinvigoration of his relationship with the Lord through searching in the Scriptures and the working of the Holy Spirit. One night while in a deep sleep during this period, the individual,Continue reading “Of Dreams and Visions in the Night”