"But understand this, in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having... Continue Reading →
Three years have passed since the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that, according to the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, it is a basic human right for people to “marry” whomever they choose, including those of the same gender/sex. “Gay marriage” as it's called. Yet one more step in the walk of... Continue Reading →
It pains me whenever an evolutionary creationist is accused by a young-earth creationist of having the mindset of Satan. YECs are notorious for leveling the accusation that we are saying, "Hath God said?" when it comes to origins issues. My friends, that just isn't the case. According to 2 Timothy 3:16, all of Scripture is... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Creation Summit held at The Master's University. Since I live on campus and have recently been interested in the topic of origins, I went ahead and registered; I was not disappointed. The lectures were challenging, to say the least, and I was given a glimpse into... Continue Reading →
I decided to take a bit of a break from the definite atonement series. I need to finally just put this out there. I will continue working on the definite atonement series in the coming weeks, but with college starting next week and all, I'm pretty swamped. Keep an eye out. Introduction A variety of... Continue Reading →
[Update 8/21/2018: Yeah, I'm not sure I'm ever going to finish this series. But I'll keep this post up for what it's worth. The definition I give is perhaps the longest sentence I've ever written, to be honest.] Introduction Perhaps no doctrine has caused more controversy in the western church than definite atonement; indeed, so... Continue Reading →
Below is my notes/outline of my very first sermon/sermonette, preached in front of 50 or so 12-18 year olds during my church's youth camp. Enjoy. It is a pleasure to be speaking in front of all of you today. This is my first right and proper “speaking engagement,” so please excuse me if I’m a... Continue Reading →
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations come from The Holy Bible, New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Oh man, I'm gonna get a lot of heat for even asking this question. The obvious answer should be, "No! Of course not! If it did, the Bible wouldn't be... Continue Reading →
