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The Great Exchange

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on May 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

Without doubt, the most tragic exchange in history was that which took place when man rejected God in exchange for those things that the Creator God made: the earth, himself, and all other creatures. In the exchange, man set aside… Read More ›

Anger: How it destroys relationships

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on March 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

I am preaching through Ephesians and was reviewing Paul’s teaching on anger and it got me thinking about anger in my own life and how as a pastor I have seen anger’s consequences in relationships. And my observation is this:… Read More ›

The “God of Christ”

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

I was asked to look at two expressions in Ephesians 1:3 and 1:17 that speak of God as “the God…of Christ.” Here is my treatment which is not exhaustive nor finished. Perhaps it will serve as grist for the mill… Read More ›

What exactly is a disciple? 6 characteristics

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

I have been thinking about the nature and goal of a disciple lately and I did a quick overview of the use of the term μαθητής in the New Testament. You can read it here.

Escape…from the coming day of wrath

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

Last week in our course on the Trinity at Grace Bible Institute, we discussed the wrath of God. Admittedly, we likely hear one sermon on the wrath of God for every 100 on the love of God. As the author… Read More ›

A Lifting Up for the Downcast

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

Many Hebrew scholars assert that Psalms 42 and 43 were at one time one Psalm given both the repeated content in Psalm 43 and that many Hebrew manuscripts contain them together in one psalm. In Psalm 42:5 and 11… Read More ›

Separation … it has its benefits

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

Solomon declared in Ecclesiastes 3 that there is a time for everything, including “a time to give birth and a time to die” (3:2). Birth and death encompass the full scope of human existence and it reminds us that we… Read More ›

Ephesians 1:3: A Trifecta of Blessing

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on January 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

I am preparing to preach through Ephesians later this year and was working my way through that great long Greek sentence found in 1:3-14. Immediately one’s attention is drawn to the opening verse in the section with its three different… Read More ›

Why should we study the doctrine of God?

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on December 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

I came across these two quotes from A. W. Tozer in his book, Knowledge of the Holy, that express exactly why the pursuit of the knowledge of God is a worthy pursuit both for his glory and our benefit. He states, “I… Read More ›

Leon Morris on Romans 5:8