"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
As I am struggling with spiritual brain fog (my self-diagnosis) regarding the weighty matter of the complementary nature of the glory of God’s compassion, mercy and grace with the glory of His justice, judgement and wrath, I have decided to re publish a post from March 2021 with the above title (with some minor revisions), […]
The title to this post is the answer to the great question that has been at the center of many of my recent posts, namely how can a fallen man or woman, spiritually dead in trespasses and sin, following the course of this present evil world, following the prince of the power of the air (the
In Isaiah Chapter 2, we have the prophecy of the “Day of the Lord”, which typically refers to the time of God’s final judgement on a prideful, rebellious mankind (Isaiah 2:12). The horrors of that time are presented most clearly in Zephaniah 1:2-18, wherein Zephaniah 1:15 reveals that it “is a day of wrath…” From the time
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In June of this year, we “celebrated” Pride Month, which includes Pride Day, in which man’s opposition to God’s purpose for and rule over His creation and particularly His design and order for human flourishing and our individual happiness in Him, is openly flaunted with apparent impunity and the approval of much of our God-ignoring
“Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14) The above statement was spoken by Jesus at the conclusion to His parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14), in which He is illustrating how His gracious offer of entrance into the Kingdom of God/Heaven through faith in Him, has and will be made to many,
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Called, predestined, elect, and chosen are all words found in the Bible, particularly in the New Testament. Throughout church history these terms have created a controversy that was ultimately crystallized into two theological schools of thought regarding how one obtains the benefits of Jesus’ redeeming work, namely what is referred to as Arminianism and the
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The Apostle Paul makes an astonishing claim in Romans 3:11 when he writes that “there is none who seeks after God”. This is not the first time such a statement is recorded in the Bible as Paul is just acknowledging what was already revealed in Psalm 14:2-3 and Psalm 53:2-3. It also refers back to Romans
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I am interrupting my series of posts titled “A Divine and Supernatural Light” to address an “important” breaking news story regarding that exalted and essential media venue of television entertainment. There apparently has been much vitriol regarding a recent Jeopardy program in which this fill in the blank clue was given, “Our Father, who art
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Being the self-appointed source of all true biblical knowledge in my marriage, I proudly challenged my wife the other day to recite for me the first commandment ever issued by God and offered her $10.00 if she could do so on the first try. After some stuttering, she blurts out, LET THERE BE LIGHT, and
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The title to this post is taken from a sermon preached by Jonathan Edwards to his congregation in 1734, that he titled “A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God, Shown to be Both Scriptural and Rational Doctrine”. It is both an exposition of and commentary on the
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