Salvation

Where is the Fear of God?

Hi all, When I was a child we lived in the country with a horse farm bordering the back of our property. We had about 2.5 acres (1 hectare) with a

Can Christians be Cursed #2 of 2

Hi all, Faith is not of ourselves; it proceeds from grace as per Ephesians 2: 8: By grace, you are saved through faith, and THAT is not of

Can Christians be Cursed #1 of 2

Hi all, A word often discussed in Christian circles is 'curse'. As in, 'I am under a curse.' Or, 'I am under the curse of the generations.'

The Deconstruction of One’s Faith, How to Pray #3 of 3

Hi all, Last week we looked at the Rich Young Ruler and his internal wrestling with the faith of his parents, culture, and personal values. Today the

The Deconstruction of One’s Faith, Prodigals, Rich Rulers #2 of 3

Hi all, I've been sharing about a process commonly called (in the US) 'deconstructing one's faith', used to describe adults in their 20's-early 40's

The Deconstruction of One’s Faith, When Young Adults Fall Away #1 of 3

Hi all, The phrase 'de-constructing their faith' is used to describe adults in their 20's-40's, but especially in their 30's, who have 'fallen away

Have you ever Heard a Teaching on This #4 of 5

Hi all, We've partly covered the foundations of the faith as listed in Hebrews 6: 1-2: Repentance from dead works, of faith towards God, doctrine

Have You Ever Heard a Teaeching on This #3 of 4

Hi all, We've been covering what scripture tells us is the foundation of our faith from Hebrews 6: 1-2: Repentance from dead works, faith towards

Have You ever Heard a Teaching on This? # 2 of 4

Hi all, Most Christians have never heard that repenting from dead works is first in the foundation of Christ. Dead works is sin of course, but

Have You ever Heard a Teaching on This? # 1 of 4

Hi all, When I was in Bible school in 1979 there was a class about righteousness. There was also a class about the life of Christ. There were many

Thoughts About Creation #4 of 4, Dinosaurs?

Hi all, We will complete this fun series thinking about dinosaurs and lots more. I ended last week talking about 2 judgments by flood, and how

Thoughts about Creation #3 of 4, Are We Alone? 2 Floods

Hi all, Are we alone? How old is the universe? Years ago I really wanted to know how old is the universe and are we alone? Is it 14 billion

Thoughts about Creation #2 of 4, Macro/Micro Evolution, How Big is Heaven?

Hi all, I promised to cover macro-evolution and micro-evolution at the close of last week's 'Thoughts'. It starts with this: He has to

Something Lighter: Thoughts About Creation 1 of 4, Why am I Here?

Hi all, I was sitting in an airplane in the summer of 1992, part way through a very long flight headed for Russia to help start churches. Out

About Free Will, if You’d Like #4 of 4

Hi all, The single biggest issue I receive email about involves emotions and thoughts. We live in a culture of short bursts of video and sound

About Free Will, If You’d Like #3 of 4, Finding Purpose

Hi all, In my teen years after my dad left our family, I worked several different jobs. They included farm work baling hay and painting fence

About Free Will if You Like #2 of 4

Hi all, Having established that we are sovereign beings and neither God nor the devil can make us do anything, we find that means we are 100%

About Free Will, If You’d Like, #1 of 4

Hi all, This series is not about predestination, but about what free will is, why it is, and how it benefits us - which will explain a lot of the