I’ve been reading Randy Alcorn’s book, Heaven. It’s a great read and is giving me lots to ponder about our future as followers of Jesus. Towards the beginning of the book, he makes a point to remind us that entrance into heaven isn’t our “default” destination after death. In fact, it’s the opposite. Unless we …
Tag: Salvation
The Word That Saves
Romans 10:17 – So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. This is such a powerful verse. Just twelve words here in the NASB translation. It jumped out to me, however, because I learned a slightly different version as a child (the KJV): So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing …
The Hard and The Good About God
Romans 9-11 is a foundational passage to study if you want to know what God thinks about the Jews, the nation of Israel. It’s also foundational to understanding the sovereignty of God, juxtaposed against His mercy, grace, and compassion. Perhaps most importantly, it reminds us not to hold so tightly to one of God’s attributes …
The Tree of Life
I read the first three chapters of Genesis this morning. Just eighty verses, but wow…so much in them! I wonder how many pages of commentary, blog posts, devotional thoughts, and sermons over the past millennia have mined the treasures in what is less than three pages in my Bible! Innumerable! Genesis 1-3 tells us who …
What Is The Gospel?
A few weeks ago, we visited a church and were invited to pick up a transcript of a message by Paul Washer. I love how simply and thoroughly he answers the question, “What is the Gospel?” I especially love how he uses scriptures to validate each point he makes. Perhaps it will be helpful for …
The Way Of The Word 