Quest for Purity
Who were the Puritans? They were heavenly minded, and thus, earthly good.
Logic, Rhetoric, Apocalyptic: Paul’s Vision
If we thought life's about us then we missed the point, we've been bought by Him whom the Lord did anoint.
No Christian Secrets
The ancient wisdom. Salvation. You.
Little Children
The Apostle John received something from the Lord Jesus that he shares with Christians in his first epistle. We are little children. John may be, in a sense, a sort of spiritual father to the church. This tenderness for the flock in his care is what he learned from God, and John shares it with the children of God.
Anticlimactic
It's not going to end well for them.
Bema Seat
— 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 "Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire."
Logic, Rhetoric, Apocalyptic Pt. 3: Law and Gospel
In Galatians Paul constantly puts circumcision with law: the side of the present evil age Jesus saves us from; the side bound by flesh, slavery, and imprisonment.
Hope for Pretenders
Have you ever felt fake? Have you consistently felt like your profession of faith was not genuine? Have you ever examined yourself to see if you're in the faith? Should you maybe consider doing that?