Without allowing for the historical context given to us in Acts and Galatians, which clearly shows us the theological problems that were happening in Jerusalem and what was being taught there erroneously, and treating James’ letter as an apostolic document (he was not an apostle!) rather than a historical/wisdom document that should be included in […]
Soteriological implicaitons of “another justification” Read More »
Hebrews 6 provides insight into the nature of our salvation through Christ. The Davidic covenant and the Abrahamic covenant are combined into one everlasting covenant between the Father and the Son, highlighting Christ’s unique role as both king and priest in fulfilling God’s promises to his people. The Davidic covenant is central to the argument
Hebrews 31 – The Gospel gives Me the Recipe, My High Priest cooks and serves it! Read More »
Distinguishing between milk and meat is a matter of handling things that are unseen and being willing to bear the reproach of those who ridicule it as foolishness.
Hebrews Msg 30 – Our Food is Hidden Within the Veil Read More »
Paul’s language, which describes his ministry, gives us the origin of the phrase “dispensation”: The word “dispensation” is one possible translation of a Greek word, “oikonomia” which means “household law.” In the English KJV, that word is translated “administration” (Eph 1:10), dispensation (Col 1:25-27; Eph 3:1-5), stewardship (lk 16:2) and godly edification (1 Tim 1:4).
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Regarding this AI, I’m very concerned about it. This is the way you’ll use your computer. Everything’s going to change. You’re going to wake up one day in the next few weeks and Edge and Windows will have been updated, and in addition to your search option, you’re going to have a chat window. So
The alarm bells tell us to calm down and think about whats going on. Read More »
People are rightfully cautious about the technological leap forward represented by the new chat experience with AI. In the last few messages, I discussed the importance of setting the context. A Christian should not go into a chat with an AI that has been trained on the entirety of Google’s index without being aware that
SETTING CONTEXT THROUGH PROMPTING FOR GRACE BELIEVING CHRISTIANS Read More »
ispensationalism is not just about prophecy charts or future events. It is a framework for understanding the distinction between the prophetic program that focuses on Israel and the mystery of Christ as presented by Paul. This distinction especially impacts the believer’s view of sanctification and rewards because when we do not make this distinction, we tend to believe that even though we are justified by faith, our rule of life is law.
Understanding Dispensationalism: The Importance of Seeing the Difference Read More »
The reality of the Christian life is the manifestation of Christ. Without the manifestation of Christ, there is no discipleship, no sanctification, and no reality. You have a Christless Christian.
Christ in Discipleship vs Christless Discipleship Read More »
In my last video, here “the history behind our understanding of the new creation,” I talked about the present understanding of the nature of grace based on truths that were progressively discovered in the scriptures since the time of the reformation. Luther’s clarification of justification by faith alone, which is the distinction between law and
Exploring the History Behind Our Understanding of The New Creation Read More »
Admittedly, rewards are more mysterious–and are a mystery – because they are presented at a judgment seat shrouded in mystery. The Bema seat is a mystery that was hidden for people that hid in God. “And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but
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