The Hunter and the Hunted: God was the Hunter and I was the hunted. If God didn't hunt, I wouldn't be writing this. Black Magic I often recall the moment I left my New Age exploration behind. And I've tried many times to describe what happened. Whenever I re-read what I wrote, I'm only partly satisfied. It's hard … [Read more...]
Spurgeon – The Need for Living with an Imminent Mindset
Although he wasn't a pretribulationist, Charles Spurgeon saw the need for living with an imminent mindset. He advised Christians to live as if Christ could come any moment. The following thoughts may appear somewhat disjointed. They were formed from previous responses following attacks on the concept of an imminent … [Read more...]
Open the Well of Life
Open the Well of Life - a prayer by Isaac Ambrose. The following prayer may be found the book, Into His Presence -Praying with the Puritans, by Tim Chester. Often we get very despondent about sin in our lives. We recognize that we're sinners and cry out to God. This prayer may be of help. It's comforting to me that … [Read more...]
The Difference between Peter and Judas
What was the difference between Peter and Judas? The latter was, after all, an apostle—just like Peter. Judas saw Christ's miracles, participated in His ministry, and appeared to believe. Peter continued on as an apostle. But Judas was doomed. Why? Turning away And what about the demons? What are we missing … [Read more...]
Faith vs Works
Are we saved by faith or by works? Or is it a combination of the two? Do you start by placing your faith in Jesus and then have to produce works to be saved? In Rom 3:28, Paul tells us that we are justified by faith quite apart from the works of the law. Yet James states that we are justified by works and not by … [Read more...]
Why do people reject the Bible?
Why do people reject the Bible? Is it because it makes extravagant claims which can be easily debunked? At one stage I thought so. But as I got older I slowly began to realize that such wasn't the case. When I was fishing around the New Age, I deliberately avoided reading my Bible. It was only after I found myself … [Read more...]
A Rise in Postmillennialism
Lately I've been witnessing a rise in postmillennialism on social media. It's ironic given the current dystopian state of the world. I can anticipate the postmil responses. In fact, I've seen them. As bleak as things may appear to us, God is in control and may turn it around. But the question remains: what does … [Read more...]
Drifting to a Shipwreck
Drifting to a Shipwreck—or I could have simply titled this post: Beware of so-called Christian agnostics and progressive Christians! Drifting from Christ In his Commentary on Hebrews, R. Kent Hughes notes that one of the ancient symbols for the Church is a ship. He says the idea originated from the gospel … [Read more...]
Trinitarian Praise and Worship
Below are a few older hymns of Trinitarian praise and worship. These have been selected from Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book. Our salvation and access to God's throne is a work of the Triune God. We ought to keep in mind the Trinity in both our worship and prayer. The following article from 9Marks is helpful regarding the … [Read more...]
Reading the Bible the Wrong Way
You're Reading the Bible the wrong way—or so you'll be told if you cite Scripture against what the culture deems to be sacred. Among your critics will be professing Christians. The Rossing dossier Barbara Rossing is a Lutheran (ELCA) professor of New Testament, among other things. She's often lauded for having … [Read more...]
