Who is Israel? As if chapter 8 wasn’t controversial enough, we’re about to get even more controversial. Now we may not only be stepping on the toes of non-reformed people, but we may be stepping on the toes of premillennial believers. I hope you understand that neither of these are my intention; my desire is […]
If you read this blog site enough, it should come as no surprise that history is a subject that I am greatly fond of, and the older I get, the more I appreciate how important it is; not simply to know things happened, but to have the maturity of mind to know how to keep […]
Chapter 7: Under Grace, not Law Don’t misunderstand the subtitle here, as it is not saying that we have a cheap-grace scenario. I intend those words as they were originally intended. How were they intended? Let’s answer that by looking at the analogy Paul gives at the beginning of chapter seven, which again, flows directly […]
Death in Adam, Life in Christ Paul begins chapter six with a rhetorical question, and you need to pay attention to these, because they are key to understanding Paul’s train of thought; he’s anticipating objections to his argument. If you’re asking questions that Paul isn’t asking, you’re not tracking with him. If you aren’t even […]
I’ve wanted to put this article together for some time, and for the last few months I have been collecting articles and events that provide the point of the question I want to ask us in the opening of this: How is the progressive left like any other cult in America today? Defining a Cult […]
Peace with God Notice how chapter five begins, with a “therefore”, meaning, because of what just came before, now this. Now what? Peace with God. What does peace look like? Is it peace to have a day of bliss and not know if the next day will not be the same? Of course not. Anyone […]
Imputed Righteousness by Faith Romans 4 may be considered, or perhaps retitled “The Citadel of the Doctrine of Faith Alone” because this is where we discover the key and beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Martin Luther famously said that this doctrine is “the article upon which the Church stands or falls”. He was […]
May the Fourth be with you! Before I dive into this review of the recent Star Wars trilogy, I want to make sure the reader understands that this is not meant to be simply a whinny review; something from one of those guys who need to pick a part every small detail of a movie […]
God is Always Just At the beginning of chapter three, therefore, Paul anticipates a series of objections to what he had just said, which we will sum up in this way, “Paul, if that’s true, then what was the point of all the circumcisions and adherence to the oracles of God? Doesn’t this mean that […]
It’s hard to believe the Walking Dead has been going on for ten years now, but it has. I remember the excitement myself and my dad had over watching it, both he and I being fans of the zombie apocalypse genre. For years, the best we had were movies that gave you maybe 120 minutes, […]
Finding The Balance 