“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.” -1 Peter 1:2 This is one of the key verses for the Calvinist/Reformed doctrine regarding the “elect” - those who were “predestinated” (Romans 8:29-30) by… Continue reading Word Study: The “Elect”
Tag: King James Version
On “Modest Apparel”
Clothing is one of the top “legalistic” or “Pharasaical” topics – along with music – that is up for constant debate among our churches. Should women wear skirts or are slacks okay? Blue jeans? Must men wear ties? Should that be with or without a jacket? What color suits and dress shirts are okay? How about… Continue reading On “Modest Apparel”
The Abomination of Desolation
Matthew 24:15 says, “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)” There are many ideas of what this “abomination of desolation” is, but the Bible creates an interesting puzzle in order to truly understand it. Some believe the… Continue reading The Abomination of Desolation
The Walking Dead
“The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them are like unto them: so is every one… Continue reading The Walking Dead
We Desire to be Ruled
“And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Samuel,… Continue reading We Desire to be Ruled
The Christian Cancel Culture
John Cooper, lead singer of the Christian rock band Skillet, has been in the news over the past couple of years for his critique of “Christian” pastors who use their pulpit for money and popularity rather than preaching the Gospel. He composed a lengthy Facebook post about making “pastors uncool again.” Most of us agree… Continue reading The Christian Cancel Culture
Babel Reborn
“And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.” - Genesis 11:6 We are currently living in similar times to the one that brought about the infamous Tower of… Continue reading Babel Reborn
Love Not the World
1 John 2:15-18 reads: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” “This world” does not mean the people, for we are to love everyone. “This world” refers to the world system, which belongs to the… Continue reading Love Not the World
The Digital Tongue
The text today is found in James 3:5-10: “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.” This not only applies to your physical tongue, but your digital one as well. Social media, blogs, and other online outlets in which we express ourselves through words are applicable in this passage. “Behold, how… Continue reading The Digital Tongue
The Rapture
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:… Continue reading The Rapture
