Our High Priest

I subscribe to a daily email called “Of First Importance”. One of my best friends turned me on to it earlier this year. It has been a great way to start my day by reviewing some thought from Gods Word to get my mind on the right track first thing. Yesterday morning I got one [...]

Salvation

Here is a paper I just finished for my class, it’s kind of an overview of salvation. If you’re curious what salvation means give it a read. Salvation “What it is?” What it isn’t. Salvation is not for everyone. In 2 Peter 2:4 scripture tells us that the angels who sinned (disobeyed God) were cast [...]

Stand

A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that [...]

Atonement

Here is my synopsis of the Atonement. I was limited to two pages which makes it difficult to cover everything involved with Jesus’ substitutionary life and death, but feel it is a good base for understanding what in the world it is and how it applies to people. Click the link below for the pdf [...]

Fear of the Lord…or the lack thereof

On her blog my friend, Caryl, recently shared her thoughts on the fear of the Lord. It was a good, thought provoking post. She talked about how our culture tends to forget that we are to fear the Lord. Many evangelicals today tend to focus on God’s love and goodness, and not on His righteousness or holiness. It [...]

Why is HU important?

A day or so ago I posted a synopsis of Hypostatic Union. I thought it would be good to follow up with an answer to “so what” or “what does it mean to me” type thoughts or questions. Basically this comes from our conversation on the topic after Tim and I presented the topic of [...]

Hypostatic Union

What in the world does that mean? It is based on the Greek word hypostasis, “that which stands beneath”. This refers to the true essence of a subsistence or thing. It is commonly used in Christology to define the Union of Jesus’ two natures, human and deity in one man. If you have any interest [...]

Complete Joy?

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Is your joy complete? – View Original PDF The last few day’s we’ve gone over some very weighty things. I’m currently reading Good to Great in Gods eyes by Chip Ingram. It is a challenging book. A recent chapter was on “Enjoying Great Moments.” It was a [...]

Never Ending Quest

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Never Ending Quest – View Original PDF Living and abiding in Christ requires us to trust in him and, as we’ve been reading, to obey His commands. So what are Christ’s commands? We have covered a few already in our studies: abiding, loving, following his commands. Today [...]

Evidence Revealed

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Evidence Revealed – View Original PDF Today we will continue looking at evidence of living a life in Christ. Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, [...]