AN EXPOSITION OF MATTHEW 11:20-30 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: The word “then” indicates that Jesus began to deliver a different kind of message than the people had been hearing up to this point. It is a message of strong … Continue reading A Severe Rebuke for those Who Will Not Repent
Sometimes, Being Sorry is Not Enough
There are two basic ways to learn. First, knowledge can be learned objectively through academic pursuit. Much time and effort are given to imparting knowledge into young people so that one generation can benefit from the collective knowledge of the previous generation and move society forward. Second, knowledge can be learned subjectively by personal experience. … Continue reading Sometimes, Being Sorry is Not Enough
The Sinfulness of Repenting for Being White
It is God who has “made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation” (Acts 17:26). Though he is of a different theological persuasion, Mario Murillo has the pulse of the young people … Continue reading The Sinfulness of Repenting for Being White
Bruce Jenner – Still A Man
The California billboard read for all the world to see: “Bruce Jenner is still a man. Homosexuality is still sin. The culture may change. The Bible does not.” Bruce Jenner is the tragic human who thinks he wants to be a female, but can never quite make that happen. Really, there is not much to … Continue reading Bruce Jenner – Still A Man
TULIP The Flower of the Reformation
An Arminian Assaults Calvinism Continued... Part II The Flower of the Reformation TULIP The Speaker’s Statement. None of the Five Points of Calvinism are Scriptural, but are a false doctrine. Response. Sweeping statements and generalities are always troublesome to someone who would like a rational conversation. If a particular belief system, held by many godly … Continue reading TULIP The Flower of the Reformation
Understanding A Repenting Heart
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”- 2 Corinthians 13:5 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” - Jeremiah 17:9 Christian theology rests on several basic … Continue reading Understanding A Repenting Heart
Let the Lady Speak
What is Repentance? Catherine Booth 1829 -1890 Catherine Booth is referred to with honor as the “Mother of the Salvation Army.” She was a wise woman and a gifted communicator of gospel truth reflected in her thoughts on repentance. If any father has a prodigal son, I ask, How is it that you are reconciled … Continue reading Let the Lady Speak
