by | Feb 20, 2013 | Books, History, Preaching, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: But looking to the Son we see the Father, as we see the sun by the beams of light which shine from it. [John Owen (1616-1683)] wrote, “Jesus Christ in respect of the love of the Father, is but the beam, the...
by | Jun 20, 2011 | Bible
In 3 John, “The Elder” John writes another letter of roughly the same size as 2 John, both of which could have been written on a single sheet of papyrus. Although many read 2 John as a related, but independent letter, I really like Lenski’s take on...
by | Apr 12, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 4:7-21: If God So Loved Us, We Also Ought to Love One Another (1 John 4:7-12) Whoever Abides in Love Abides in God, and God Abides in Him (1 John 4:13-16) But Perfect Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:17-21) In 1 John 4:7-12, John laid out the...
by | Mar 15, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 2:28-3:10: Because Truth is So Much More Than Just Being Right (1 John 2:28-3:1) We Shall Be Like Him (1 John 3:2-3) Whoever is Born of God Cannot Keep on Sinning (1 John 3:4-10) In 1 John, there are perhaps no two verses with more densely packed...
by | Oct 10, 2007 | Bible, Church, Preaching, Theology, Worship
D.A. Carson, in his For the Love of God, Vol. 2, writes: We must always remember that: The Gospel is not admired in Scripture primarily because of the social transformation it effects, but because it reconciles men and women to a holy God. Its purpose is not that we...