How to Study the Bible Part 3 – Beginning
You have created a workspace for study. You have your notebook at hand. The Bible lies before you. You have set your mind and heart to know God’s word. Now, where do you start? An instructor once told the class of preaching students that the hardest part of sermon preparation was figuring out what to […]
How to Study the Bible Part 2 – Tools
The Christian is a worker (2 Timothy 2:15). He properly handles the Scriptures because he knows that the word of God is pure truth (John 17:17). A workman needs the right tools for his job. A carpenter needs a saw and hammer while an auto mechanic needs wrenches and screwdrivers. After attaining the […]
How to Study the Bible Part 1 – Mindset
Bible study is the highest endeavor the Christian can pursue. No other field of study is more important than the desire to know God’s word. Bible courses are the most valuable courses my students study in college. ((I am an adjunct professor at Faulkner University.)) Only a study of the Bible gives eternal instruction. […]
How Should Christians Think of ISIS?
Horrific acts of violence by terrorists have become a daily news report. Beheadings, crucifixions and rape top the list of hideous crimes perpetrated by radical terrorist groups like ISIS. Reports of terror plots and terrorist cells in America are frightening. International travel, already stressful, is now fearful. Americans generally, and Christians particularly, are angry. […]
The Price of Jesus
Judas sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Even though he tried to return the money he is still one of the most infamous characters in Scripture. His name is used as an insult hurled at one who is a traitor or turncoat. We despise Judas because of what he did to Jesus. Like you, […]
Repaired
It is true, Jesus Breaks Christians. He does not stop there. After Jesus breaks a man, he rebuilds him. He rebuilds him far better than he was before. Here in Daphne, a small building recently burned. Flames destroyed much of the roof and most of two walls. Smoke infiltrated the remainder of the wood frame […]
Truth Series
We posted a few articles on truth recently. Truth always battles to be heard. Often we stifle truth by denying it exists, or allowing its existence but denying that we can know it. Such agnosticism is the result of the multiculturalism that swept our culture. Suddenly, everybody is right and no one is wrong. While […]
Broken
Jesus breaks Christians. It is a necessity. Every Christian breaks when Jesus shatters his common way of life so that holiness can rule. Our lives, which seem good to us, are melted in the light of the true goodness in Christ. What seems clean and pristine is discovered stained and ruined when brought before the […]
Implications of Knowing Truth (part 3)
Having previously examined the reality of truth and the ability of humanity to know truth, we turn to the implications that the knowledge of truth brings. We confine ourselves to spiritual truths and leave the discussion of earthly truths (mathematical, scientific, logical, et cetera) to others. Spiritual, or we might say, Biblical, truths are especially […]
Can I Know Truth? (part 2)
Objective truth exists. Objective good and evil exist. But can a mortal man know that truth? Can he recognize real good and discern real evil? The answer is a certain yes. However, some adopt an agnostic view of truth and declare that men are so limited that they cannot know the truth. The consequence is […]
