Dressed for the Bema
By Bill Fiess with Pam Esteven In the book of Revelation there is an impressive number of references to clothing which encompasses a variety of Greek words. Often in Scripture, the believer’s garment represents righteous works done in faithful obedience to God (e.g., Rev 16:15; 19:8). For the sake of brevity, we will examine a […]
Review: Paul, the Apostle of Christ
By Josh Meier I recently saw Paul, the Apostle of Christ. I enjoyed the movie and would encourage any of my congregation, as well as anyone reading this review, to take the opportunity to view it. The Strengths Since this is a positive review, I’ll start with what I see as the strengths. First is […]
A Kind of Thinking
By James Morison What Faith Is Not Believing is not a kind of feeling. Neither is it a kind of willing. It is a kind of thinking. “The understanding,” as James Fraser of Brea expressed it, in his Treatise Concerning Justifying Saving Faith, written by him while “a prisoner for Christ in the Bass Rock,” […]
Vines By the Book
By Allen Rea The Vines Expository Bible is available in the New King James Version, which is my translation of choice for preaching. The text is double columned in 10.5 font. The pages are thin but they hold up fine with mechanical pencil writing and a Bible highlighter. The genuine leather edition comes with three […]
Forgiveness and Justice
By Charlie McCall “Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you” (Eph 4:32). Jesus Satisfied God’s Justice Forgiveness is natural to God. But it is not arrived at easily. Before He can forgive, God’s justice must be satisfied. It is impossible for Him to forgive by […]
Moody: Then and Now
By Shawn Lazar Institutions, especially theological ones, tend to change over time. Most of the time they change for the worse. And there is nothing more dangerous than a downward trend in your understanding of the saving message. For example, The Moody Handbook of Theology seems to have repented of its view of salvation. A […]
Q&A
By Staff According to the Scriptures Q: Paul says that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. What Scriptures was he referring to? Isaiah 53? ~TP, email. A: Quite a few, though Paul does not indicate which he has in mind. Here are just some of the OT texts which I believe prophesy […]
Is Jesus Prominent or Preeminent?
By Shawn Lazar I love mountains. Given a choice between a mountain cabin, a beach resort, or an ocean cruise, I’ll take the cabin. Sadly, Texas has few mountains. The highest is Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 ft. Guadalupe might be prominent here in Texas, but not compared to the rest of the world. Mount McKinley […]
Longing for the Pure Milk of the Word — 1 Peter 2:1-3
By Bob Wilkin Introduction How does growth occur in the Christian life? Is it by having an accountability partner? Prayer? Being in a small group? Attending church? Memorizing Scripture? Reading Christian books? A one-time commitment to serve God? Daily commitments to serve God? The answer, as we shall see, is that God’s Word, if gladly […]
The Capable Shepherd
By Charlie McCall What are the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus? Our new Bible school students knew all of them when I asked the other day. Frankly, I was surprised…and glad! But, so what? What is their significance for life today? Jesus Christ is essentially only an ideal or principle to most Christians. Most […]