According to the Barna Group, about 45-50% of U.S. church attenders are self-reported introverts - and about half of those are “ambiverts” (a “best-of-both-worlds” mixture of extrovert and introvert traits). The following are the top ten most common introvert characteristics: Prefers solitude: Enjoys time alone to recharge and reflect. Deep thinker: Processes thoughts internally, often… Continue reading Introverts at Church
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Once Saved, Always Saved?
Those who reject Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS), aka. eternal security, would have you believe that: You can be “born again” (John 3:3) again and again and again. You can be spiritually circumcised (Col. 2:11) again and again and again. You can become “one spirit” with Jesus (1 Cor. 6:17) again and again and again.… Continue reading Once Saved, Always Saved?
Do We REALLY Understand Salvation?
I cannot tell you the number of Christians (including my beloved Baptist brothers) who argue that “salvation has always been the same,” regardless of which dispensation is being studied or how much Scripture evidence can be produced to the contrary. I already debunked this myth, but the argument persists nonetheless. They say that “salvation has… Continue reading Do We REALLY Understand Salvation?
A More Sure Word
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.” - 1 Thessalonians 2:13 The “this… Continue reading A More Sure Word
Daily Walk (Part One)
Being as active as possible seems impossible. Did you watch a movie this week? You could have spent that time in the Bible. Did you go to the store and not witness to everyone you saw? Did you go on a hike with the family and not pull a fellow hiker aside and share the… Continue reading Daily Walk (Part One)
Delighting in God’s Will
“I delight to do thy will, O my God: Yea, thy law is within my heart.”Psalm 40:8 David was “a man after [God’s] own heart,” according to Acts 13:22. Therefore, his words should resonate with us if we want to be viewed the same way. David not only committed Scripture to memory, but kept it… Continue reading Delighting in God’s Will
Things Not Seen
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 Contemporary Americans are inundated with “things” which are seen. We concern ourselves with houses (and their furnishing),… Continue reading Things Not Seen
The Church (Part 3): The Churches of Revelation
The first week of the lessons on the church, we discussed the Trail of Blood – how Christianity began, how the disciples and early Church was martyred for the faith and how the Baptist line transcends denominations and runs parallel to Catholics and Protestants who both persecuted our Baptist forefathers. Last time, we discussed types… Continue reading The Church (Part 3): The Churches of Revelation
The Church (Part 2): The Body, The Bride, and the Battalion
Last time, we discussed the “Trail of Blood,” and how our Christian forefathers faced persecution and martyrdom for standing firm in their Faith. The history of the Church and the line of the Baptists is riddled with suffering and sacrifice for the cause of Christ. Now, society is collapsing into carnality as our churches are… Continue reading The Church (Part 2): The Body, The Bride, and the Battalion
Shine in the Darkness
“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” - 1 Peter 4:7-9 As we are seemingly living through the “end of days,”… Continue reading Shine in the Darkness
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