20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded,or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.” 21 You maysay to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by theLORD?” 22 If what a prophet […]
7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you maypray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatevergift you have received to serve others, as […]
James White Growing Up in Rapture Culture, Journey to Postmillennialism, Apologia and Jeff Durbin
One mistake that can be made when reading the scriptures is thinking that everything that isfuture speaking, is speaking about OUR future. When we make this mistake, we begin to seeevery utterance regarding future things as being in our future rather than in the future of theoriginal audience. An example of this would be in […]
The 17th century puritan pastor Richard Baxter has a beautiful book titled “the saint’severlasting rest”. In chapter 3 of the book Baxter waxes on the particular delight of eternitysecured in Christ. I hope these words stir you this day to hope, joy, faith, and good works: The Purchased Possession It is a most singular honor […]
I was listening to Dr. Sinclair Ferguson (as I often enjoy doing) speak on eschatology recently, and he said something that has stuck with me: “eschatology is Christology”. Let us see if this statement holds weight, and how it informs our living faith. The Wonder of Christ Eschatology deals with the last things. Within biblical […]
What will heaven be like? One word to describe heaven is freedom. Freedom from all sorts of ailments, evils, and features of the present age that will pass away with the great coming of our Lord. Richard Baxter (17th century English theologian and pastor) wrote extensively on Heaven in his masterful work “The Saints’ Everlasting […]
From time to time my children will play with “new” toys. My wife has an ingenious system of rotating different toys into storage and out of storage to recreate a sense of excitement, wonder, and delight when a “new” toy emerges from a box. Sometimes, as often happens with children, the little ones are as […]
all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; (Isaiah 64:6) “You’re a Mess” I have a dear friend who had a beloved phrase whenever things went haywire “we’re a mess.” He almost always said this with something of a smile on his face. I’ve adopted this phrase into my verbiage and from time to time […]