My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
The Firstborn and Beginning of God’s Creation
BACKGROUND: The son of God, the son of man Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish…
The Covenant of Peace – the Melchizedek/Levitical Priesthood
An updated version of this post can be found here. There is a covenantal nature of God in his relationship with mankind. While many are familiar with the Adamic, Noahic,…
Convention
I think we are so quick in our lives, in business, in our homes, and in ministry to do things by the world’s conventions. How does the world say it…
The power of the Word
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!”I thought about titling this: Why Calvinists evangelize? For the word of the Lord is upright,and all his work is…
Running from pain
This year or so has been a year of learning that you can’t run away from pain. The other day, I had something really tough happen to me that ripped…
Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me
Jesus said, “Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.” Do I see my life in those words or am I seeking a comfortable pilgrimage on this earth? The…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 7
To the cross By faith we turn away from the world and behold Christ. John cried out, “Behold, the Lamb.” That is what God has called us to do. This…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 4
The Covenant of Faith “But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as…
Foreign Faith
I am learning that faith is something that is foreign to this world. Hebrews 11 is not a story of men who gained what they searched for here on earth.…
Trembling before the Beautiful
Letter written to a friend sometime in 2006 I am still learning about this, so I do not know if I can explain this well and I do not have…
