And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of…
Destroying Myths: Unity Necessitates Uniformity
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and…
The Barrage of the Mirage
The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. ~ Proverbs 18:17 The Mirage. Something that appears to be real but is not in fact real at all. While I don’t live in a desert (too much humidity during the Texas summers) or even near one, everywhere I…
The Joyful Prophet, Habakkuk Part 7
Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God…
The Fearful Prophet, Habakkuk Part 6
I want to open with an extended warning from the pen of A. W. Tozer: There is a strong tendency among religious teachers these days to disassociate anger from the divine character and to defend God by explaining away the Scriptures that relate it to Him. This is understandable, but in the light of the…
The Praying Prophet, Habakkuk Part 5
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth. O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. ~ Habakkuk 3:1-2 We have come to the…
The Seventh Plague: Hail and Fire
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants…
Prayer of Thanksgiving for God’s Immutability
In pondering the reality of my God who does not change, I am compelled to be grateful. In light of the following Scriptures that speak to God’s immutability, I am freshly overwhelmed by this truth. “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. ~ Malachi 3:6 Every…
Dr. Jordan B. Cooper: Calvinism Logical, Not Biblical
I want to begin with a direct quote from Dr. Jordan Cooper at the 56:46 mark. “And I think this is the thing about Calvinism, what’s appealing about it, is that it is a very logically consistent system. It is very logically consistent with itself. It answers a lot of questions. I like questions. And…
A Burden for the Lost
Charles Spurgeon tells of a girl who was near death. This girl approached her pastor asking him to preach at her funeral. She spoke to him of her father, who was an unbeliever and who had never accepted a single invitation from her to come to church. “Pastor, you will bury me, won’t you?” she…