From the monthly archives: January 2010

Heartless Worship

By On January 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Hello all!

I’ve been reading and meditating on this passage from Malachi.

6 “A son honors his father, and slaves honor their master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the LORD Almighty. “It is you priests who show [...]

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Millennial Thoughts

By On January 23, 2010 · 2 Comments

I read the famous admonition of Henry Alford concerning the interpretation in Revelation 20 is worth repeating here:

As regards the text itself, no legitimate treatments of it will extort what is known as the spiritual interpretation now in fashion. If, in a passage where two resurrections are mentioned, where certain psychai ezesan ["souls [...]

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The Intermediate State

By On January 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment


As a former JW, I’ve had a hard time coming to grips with the Bible’s teaching about what happens after death.

The following is a chapter form the book “Last Things: An Eschatology for Laymen” by George Eldon Ladd.

I thought this was a very well done and balanced.

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Top Ten Burning Issues

By On January 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Apologetics.com guys did a show on the Top Ten burning issues in the Church today.

1. Libertarian Freewill Vs. Determinism
2. Socialism Vs. Capitalism
3. The Home To Rome Movement Vs. The Reformation
4. The Historical Jesus Vs. The Christ of Faith
5. Pentecostalism Vs. The Cessationism
6. Theistic Evolution Vs. Creationism
7. Homosexual [...]

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The Message of the Cross

By On January 8, 2010 · 3 Comments

The following are some excerpts from the book “The Cross” by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. These are from the first chapter. One of the clearest gospel messages I’ve ever read.

“God, unlike us, is light, and in him is no darkness at all. God is just, God is holy. God is righteous. Of course, that means nothing [...]

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