Archive for the Theology Category
1 Timothy 4
I was reading this chapter yesterday by myself then read it with my wife this morning after we were talking about a few things we have observed lately. God has been doing some cool things in our lives recently and one of the key things He has been teaching us is to truly seek Him [...]
Romans 4
Romans 4 is a source of great controversy and misunderstanding among so many believers. The debate rages on whether we are justified by faith as Paul says here or by works as James seems to suggest in James chapter 2. The correct answer is both are right. While they seem to contradict, they complete each [...]
Romans 3
After discussing God’s coming judgement and wrath against those who have rejected Him, Paul starts down what is called the “Romans Road” with chapter 3 being the first step. Understand and accepting the doctrine of this chapter is essential because, without it, the rest is rendered meaningless. Verses 10-12 says: 10 As it is written: [...]
Romans 2
Paul holds no punches during these first two chapters in dealing with man’s rejection of God and God’s judgement on the unrepentant. Anyone who says a loving God would never send anyone to Hell has never read Romans chapter 2. Verses 1-10 deal tell of God’s plan to judge those who are self-seeking and do [...]
More on Romans 1
The book of Romans contains so much in the form of essential doctrine that it may be the key book to understanding the connection of Christianity to Judiaism from salvation through Jesus Christ to God’s plan for the Jewish people. While the book of Hebrews was written for the Jews to reveal to them how [...]
To Bring Division
President Obama said may things that astonished some people today at the National Prayer Breakfast today, one being his assertion that “There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. This much we know.” Given his stance on abortion, specifically partial birth abortion, people were taken aback at the apparent [...]
The Leaven of the Pharisees
We went through Mark 8 today in Church and Jesus said in verse 15 “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” The Pharisees were the religious leaders of the day while Herod was the political leader. I am going to focus on the religious side here but you [...]
Radical Rules
I recently found a list of Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” that is the handbook for groups in America who want to radically change America into a nation vastly different from what the Founders had in mind. You can see this list here. Jesus gave a different set of rules when He taught the “Beatitudes” [...]
Thoughts on Benjamin Button
Last night my wife and I saw “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Overall it was pretty good but there was one scene in particular that got me thinking. The scene involved Daisy getting hit by a car and Benjamin’s description of the string of events that led to the accident. He told how a [...]
Is God Giving Us Our "King"
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel. The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. So all [...]
