Take The Test

Take The Test

These are strange words to most Christians today. Paul is admonishing the Corinthian church to “examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” The idea among most Christians today that they ought to personally examine their lives to test...
Did I Strike A Chord Or Nerve?

Did I Strike A Chord Or Nerve?

Last Thursday’s blog, The Great Deception, received the greatest response of any blog I’ve posted so far. Thank you to all who took the time to read the blog and comment on it. I am humbled and deeply grateful. Simply put, I intended to highlight the statement from...
The Great Deception

The Great Deception

“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 There is a great deception in the land today. It is the notion that men and women, upon death or at the Lord’s Coming, can glance upon the Holy One, having...
Gospel Living

Gospel Living

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘gospel’? For most, this term summarizes the message of salvation through what Jesus accomplished at Calvary and through his resurrection. In other words, the gospel is the invitation that upon receiving Jesus, one can have...
God’s Community Described: Elect Exiles

God’s Community Described: Elect Exiles

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for...