salvation
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Why is doctrine so important? What’s the big idea of it anyway? Glory. God’s glory. God’s glory alone. Doctrine should always lead the believer to a deeper reverence of God’s glory and a higher ascribing Him glory. Throughout Romans and all of Biblical Christianity we see that doctrine is critical, but it is also purposeful.
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As we are quickly bringing our study of the practical section of the book of Romans, we see that the Apostle Paul has opened up his heart in the closing chapters. After giving some greeting to his faithful friends and before saying his final goodbyes of encouragement that are a pattern in his letters; Paul
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The providence of God and the prayers of the saints are not at odds with each other. There is no contradiction in believing in the absolute providence of God (God’s authority, ability, and activity to achieve His eternal plans for His eternal pleasure) and prayer. In last week’s study, we covered this issue briefly. Many
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Many Christians today have their thinking all wrong. Some believers have become fatalist in thinking that God’s providence means that it doesn’t matter what they think, do, go, or say because it is all up to providence. Then, others view God’s providence over the daily affairs of life as mere coincidences. Perhaps others wonder what
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The letter to the church at Rome is the magnum opus of the gospel, grace, and glory of Jesus Christ. Paul presents to us the systematic and practical theology of the gospel throughout the entirety of the letter. Within the contents of this letter, we can see man’s guilt (1-3), God’s grace in the gospel
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You will spend around one-third of your life asleep. If you live to be 75 years old, then you will be asleep for 25 years of your entire life. Life is short. Time is precious. Time is borrowed and seems to fade faster each moment. In reality, time is only experienced in the present tense.
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The Passion Week began last Sunday morning on what we call Palm Sunday. This week is the most important week in history since the week of creation. It is the events of this week that we focus on, not just every Easter season, but we do so every time that we gather together on a
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I want you to imagine with me some of your favorite woodland creatures. I think of ducks, bunny rabbits, a squirrel, perhaps a beaver, or a cute little deer. You pick your own animals, but I’m going to go with these. These cute little animals all get to go to the prestigious Woodland Animal Institute
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Faith must not be theoretical. It must be practical. We talked last week about the need of practical theology and seeing that all true biblical theology or systematic theology must lead to practical theology. This is where what we believe meets our behavior. Faith without obedience is not faith at all. Faith that isn’t moved
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