Psalm 96, Sing a New Song to the Lord: 1 Sing to Adonai a new song! Sing to Adonai, all the earth. 2 Sing to Adonai, bless His Name. Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 3 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is Adonai, and … [Read more...]
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First Fruits of the Resurrection
The following is an article by Andrew Alexander Bonar. The first fruits of the resurrection is generally regarded as meaning Christ's resurrection. But Bonar ties the resurrection of the saints of Matt 27:50-53 in with the concept of "first fruits." This is interesting to me for two reasons: Firstly, some today tend … [Read more...]
A Forsaken Cry on the Cross
(affiliate links contained in this article). A Forsaken Cry on the Cross: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Mar 15:34 (See also Matt 27:46) This verse causes problems for people. Atheists and … [Read more...]
Israel In The Biblical Worldview
Israel In The Biblical Worldview: An Introduction. This is a review of Perry Trotter's new book covering the subjects of Israel and Zionism. At around 248 pages, it is independently published and comes in hardback, paperback and Kindle versions. Perry is a photographer, filmmaker, musician and Bible teacher. You can … [Read more...]
Scripture Contains God’s Word?
Scripture Contains God's Word? The statement that Scripture Contains God's Word sounds very reasonable at first blush. How could it not? After all Scripture does, indeed, contain God's Word. But the problem isn't that the statement is inherently false. The problem is associated with what the statement isn't saying, … [Read more...]
Hymns for those Times of Affliction
Below are three old hymns for those times of affliction. They are taken from Charles Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book. "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 It seems the older I get the more I see … [Read more...]
Biblical Covenantalism in Five Sentences
Biblical Covenantalism in Five Sentences: the following five points come from Paul Henebury’s book, The Words of the Covenant: A Biblical Theology, Volume 2. See pages 31, 32. I find the term “dispensationalism” unhelpful because it focuses on the dispensations rather than the biblical covenants. This is important … [Read more...]
The Devil as a Roaring Lion
The Devil as a Roaring Lion... “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” 1 Peter 5:8 I've made mention more than a few times that I was once a New Age seeker. When I was into that scene, I'd experiment with different meditation techniques, … [Read more...]
How’s Your Spiritual Warfare Going?
As Christians we acknowledge the fact of spiritual warfare. We understand that this is the world we live in. Yet I wonder if we're always aware just how close and personal it is. We're often tired of running our races and we tend to lose our focus. However, the enemy never relaxes. He is always up close and … [Read more...]
The Rapture or Israel’s Gathering?
Does Matthew 24:31 refer to the rapture or Israel’s gathering? Non-pretribulationists insist that it’s the rapture of the church. A typical posttribulationist apologetic will begin with Matt 24:29 (But immediately after the tribulation of those days) and then point to v31. And he will send out his angels with a loud … [Read more...]
