Archive for November, 2010

Verses for Keeping Christ in Christmas

With the Christmas season upon us, Christians all over the world reflect on Christ’s coming. Here are Bible verses that center around four different themes related to Christ’s coming, one for each week before Christmas:

Week 1: Christ’s Coming Brings Hope

SUNDAY: The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the More >

What The Bible Says About Being Thankful

Who Should Give Thanks:

- Believers: Ps 105:1; Col 3:15

- Angels: Re 4:9; 7:11,12; 11:16,17

Who Should We Give Thanks To:

- God and Christ: Ps 50:14, 1Ti 1:12

Where We Should Give Thanks:

- In private worship: Da 6:10

- In public worship: Ps 35:18

How Should We Give Thanks:

- Through Christ: Ro 1:8; Col 3:17; Heb 13:15

- In the name of Christ: Eph 5:20

When Should We Give Thanks:

- Always: Eph 1:16; 5:20; 1Th 1:2

- Before receiving food: Joh 6:11; Act 27:35

- When we complete a task: Ne 12:31,40

- When interceding for others: 1Ti More >

3 Things The Good Shepherd Does

Jesus told this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need More >

Trust Not in Man

Trust Not in Man

by Brian Carpenter

I am being providentially hindered from writing my intended post this week, so I thought I’d use my hindrances as an opportunity to write a brief essay on what the Lord is teaching me through the things he’s leading me through.

There are some serious theological errors afoot in the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America) and other Reformed denominations that have their genesis in the teaching of men like Norman Shepherd, a former professor at Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia, and N.T. Wright, an Anglican scholar.  What you end up with is a teaching that advances More >

The Purpose of Man

The Purpose of Man

by Robert Andrews

(This is Part Two of a series. Click here to read Part One.)

The purpose for the family is summarized clearly in one of the foundational Scriptures of the Bible, Genesis 1:26-28, where God speaks into existence man’s multi-faceted purpose:

1. To bear the image of God. This image not only includes the fact that God is a family, but it includes His personality as well. He has a will (He can choose or decide), He has an intellect (He can know or comprehend), He has emotion (He can love) and He is a creator. We have this More >

The Secret Things of God

The Secret Things of God

by Eric Rauch

Hermeneutics is the technical word for the study of interpretation. We “do” hermeneutics every day in the routine of our lives. Anytime we receive messages from someone else—whether written, verbal, or non-verbal—we must “decode” those messages to arrive at what we believe is what the other person was trying to communicate. Some messages are much clearer than others, i.e. less prone to interpretational difficulty. For example, “Watch Out!,” is less likely to be misunderstood than, “that’s an interesting painting.” Some messages are actually designed, like the one about the painting, to be arbitrary. When More >