Monthly Archives: May 2018

God Is Love An Introduction

Posted on May 30, 2018 by pastormike

1 John 4:7-8 (ESV) 7  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Book Reviews for 5.30.18

Posted on May 30, 2018 by pastormike

Wednesday Book Reviews for 5-30-18 This week I want to highlight 3  biographical sketches by Steven Lawson.  I call them sketches because they are not long books but, for the most part under 200 pages which emphasize the ministries of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Book Reviews for 5.23.18

Posted on May 24, 2018 by pastormike

Wednesday Book Reviews for 5-23-18 True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ By  Thomas Vincent Whom having not seen, ye love. . . .—1 Peter 1:8 Love to Christ is essential to true Christianity. Without love, faith lies dead, like a … Continue reading →

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He Did It Again!

Posted on May 23, 2018 by pastormike

Juan Carlos Cruz, a key whistleblower in Chile’s most famous case of clerical sex abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, in which he discussed his sexuality and the abuse he suffered at the hands of … Continue reading →

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Biblical Coherence

Posted on May 20, 2018 by pastormike

When we speak of Biblical coherence we mean Biblical synthesis or what is called the synthetic principle.  What this means is that the Bible is to be understood as a library of 66 books that collected together, become one book.  … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Book Reviews for 5.16.18

Posted on May 16, 2018 by pastormike

Wednesday Book Reviews for 5-16-18 This reviews below are all dealing with the authority and inerrancy of the Bible.  These four books are good reads and will give the reader a solid foundation for the authority of the Scriptures. Why Believe … Continue reading →

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Is the Bible Clear? – Part 2

Posted on May 12, 2018 by pastormike

There is a very interesting story, actually the first human story, in which Adam and Eve doubted the Word of God.  Satan planted this doubt by creating uncertainty concerning what God had said in Genesis 3:1-5.  “Was God really shooting … Continue reading →

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Is The Bible Clear?

Posted on May 12, 2018 by pastormike

Is the Bible clear?  That’s an important question.  Or is it obtuse and in need of theological experts to enlighten us to its meaning? In the religious tradition in which I grew up, we were told that the Bible was … Continue reading →

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Correspondence View of Truth

Posted on May 11, 2018 by pastormike

In our post-modern, post-Christian era we find ourselves arguing over the meaning of truth. For the post-modernist, truth, and absolute truth, is unknowable, unattainable and an exercise in arrogance. “You have your truth and I have mine.”  As a result of this … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Book Reviews for 5.9.18

Posted on May 9, 2018 by pastormike

Wednesday Book Reviews for 5-9-18 This week’s Wednesday book reviews center on what is the Gospel? Here We Stand – A Call from Confessing Evangelicals For A Modern Reformation Edited by James Montgomery Boice and Benjamin E. Sasse The church … Continue reading →

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