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Thoughts and Prayers (Listen or Read) Thoughts and Prayers Ephesians 3:20 states God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think. Do we believe it? Can we dare believe, hope, and pray for something this grand and wonderful—that God can and will accomplish all His will for humanity? Is His...

Mystery to Ponder (Listen or Read) Mystery to Ponder God, in His infinite wisdom, integrates both mercy (pardon) and judgment (chastisement). It is not simply “either/or ” as our tradition implies. To give you an example of what I mean, consider the following texts. How do we explain them? ¨      To You…belongs mercy; for...

Salvation B (Listen or Read) Salvation’s Purpose Having an idea of what we are saved “from,” we must now consider what we are saved “unto.” C. S. Lewis, twentieth century British teacher and prolific author, understood the purpose of salvation. He wrote, “Every Christian is to become a little Christ. The whole purpose of...

Salvation A (Listen or Read) Salvation What is meant by “salvation”? What does believing in Jesus save us from? In “Repentance and Salvation,” Robert Wilkin, executive director of the Grace Evangelical Society stated: It would be difficult to find a concept which is richer and more varied in meaning than the biblical concept of...

Theology Simplified (Listen or Read) Power versus Love or Power and Love? I look at it simply. Jesus said we must receive the kingdom of God as a child (Mk. 10:15). If one and one equals two, it cannot be three. The following two points add up to a final glorious outcome and not...

Blessed Hope (Listen or Read) The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men…looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God…. (Tit. 2:11-13 NAS) In the next two chapters, I will attempt to present a comprehensive understanding of the big picture—God’s unfailing plan for man—as...

Purpose in Judgment (Listen or Read)¨ ¨      My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction; for whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights (Pr. 3:11-12). God chastens to correct, just as human parents do. Whom He loves He corrects....

Purpose in Judgment A (Listen or Read) Examples of Purpose-Driven Judgment Scripture makes it clear that God exhibits no variation or shadow of turning. He does not change (Ja. 1:17; Mal. 3:6). If God’s past and present judgments are just, righteous, and purposeful, we can rest assured they will continue to be so in...

God’s Wrath (Listen or Read) What is God’s “wrath” ? The KJV translators translate this one Greek word by four English words: “wrath,” “anger,” “indignation,” and “vengeance.” Which is it? They don’t all mean the same thing. The literal translations, most often translate it as “anger.” Rotherham, Weymouth, and Young’s Literal translations all translate...

A Just Judge (Listen or Read) A Just Judge What kind of a judge is God? Can we count on Him to do what is right and fair for everyone? Absolutely! “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Ge. 18:25). Scripture abounds with references to His just and righteous judgments. Please...