Westminster Confession of Faith Ch. 1, Sect. 1 Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto …
In this episode I introduce the series we will be covering called “Scripture is…” We will be using the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) Ch. 1 for this series. I referenced a teaching series by Pastor Joel Ellis were he goes through the WCF section by section. You can check out the entire series here. Series Outline: Scripture Is… …
Previously we saw that baptism (1) identifies Christians; (2) signifies and seals the benefits of the covenant of grace; and (3) offers and applies the grace of God. Those are things that baptism does. Our task now is to explain how baptism does those things. To explain how baptism works, we must first recall what …
Have you ever been challenged or asked to explain how we came up with our modern Bible? Do we have enough evidence to prove that the 66-book Protestant Bible has all the right books? Who made that decision to establish the Bible? We answer these questions and much more! You will not want to miss …
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It seems like anytime a young man or woman is theologically aware, sound, & interested, those in the church push them to go to seminary. Which is a good option. But what if we encouraged them to also go to law school so they can enter the pulpits of the local, state, & national land. …
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It is not uncommon for Christians to ask: “What does baptism actually do?” Often this question comes in the context of other questions such as: “Do I have to be baptized?” or “Should I have my children baptized?” In this article I will attempt to explain briefly what it is that baptism does, showing that …
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This will be the beginning of several updates for God’s Lambs Organization (GLO). We hope to grow the support for this ministry so that Pastor Mafabi can continue to serve those who are in need in his region.
Perhaps the title of the chapter is not sufficiently explicit to indicate its theme. This is partly because so few are accustomed to meditate upon the personal perfections of God. Comparatively few who occasionally read the Bible are aware of the awe-inspiring and worship-provoking grandeur of the divine character. That God is great in wisdom, …
In this episode, I introduce a new format for the podcast. I normally spend anywhere from 1-2 hours, maybe even 3 hours, per episode. Due to my tight schedule, I haven’t had the opportunity to record, edit and post as much in the last several months. One way to mitigate this is by recording shorter …
How often do we hear Christian men and women who love to study theology talk about the doctrine of faith? In my experience, not very much. Why is that? Would it be too surprising to find out that one of the most neglected doctrines in Christendom is the doctrine of faith? We can hardly define …