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“Glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:3)
I have a few collectable aerospace models. One is a 1/200 scale of the mighty Saturn V rocket that put a man on the moon. Another is the Boeing B-17G “Nine-O-Nine,” a model of an actual plane that I flew… Read More ›
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The coming destruction of the earth by fire
In the September 1939 issue of Popular Science, the magazine published a very unsettling article about how the world would end. The article proposed four different scenarios for the coming destruction of the earth that included a collision with a… Read More ›
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Paul’s kindred spirit
People often use the expression “kindred spirit” to describe that one person in their life who gets them. In Philippians 2:20 Paul writes of Timothy, “For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for… Read More ›
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Salvation and suffering: Both a gift from God?
I am preaching through Paul’s epistle to the Philippians and this past Sunday we looked at 1:27-30. Paul is writing from prison (1:7, 13, 17) and the Philippians had sent a love offering to support Paul and the gospel ministry… Read More ›
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“Just as if I’d never sinned” – Please don’t preach this
Normally, I don’t say much when I hear Christian clichés from the pulpit or elsewhere in church, but there is one popular saying that causes me agita (you’ll have to look that up). It is when the preacher attempts to… Read More ›
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Recapturing our first love: An examination of πρῶτος
The church at Ephesus was commended by the Lord Jesus in Revelation 2:2-3 for four things. He commends them for their faithful service (2:2a), for rejecting evil men (2:2b), for exposing false apostles (2:2c), and for their steadfast endurance (2:3)…. Read More ›
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Dragged to salvation? An examination of John 6:44
One of the most prevalent examples of a Greek word study gone wrong is what James Barr called, “illegitimate totality transfer.” In this example, the entire semantic range of a term is applied in the use of that term in… Read More ›
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The growth of the kingdom: It’s automatic!
I’m working through Mark’s gospel for Sunday school this fall and I have been in chapters 3 and 4 the last week or so. In 3:23 Mark records that “Jesus began speaking to them in parables.” Then in chapter 4… Read More ›
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Allen Ross on how to approach the Psalms
Allen Ross has spent 40 years studying the Psalms and the contribution of his three volume work, A Commentary on the Psalms totaling almost 3000 pages is a gift to the church. His words on how we approach the Psalms… Read More ›
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Timely advice when tempted
This morning’s Morning and Evening by Charles H. Spurgeon is so practical and yet so simple. But when we are tempted we can often lose our minds and be swept up and carried away to such a degree that we… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Books ›
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Embracing Shared Leadership – follow up
September 6, 2017
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A Model for Local Church Leadership
September 5, 2017
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Cornelius Plantinga’s excellent book on the nature of sin: “Not the Way it’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin”
August 29, 2017
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“The gospel…by which your are saved” 1 Cor 15:1-2
February 16, 2017
Christ ›
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The “God of Christ”
February 27, 2017
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What was from the beginning: John 1:1 and the purpose of the Incarnation
June 11, 2014
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Born again or from above?
May 9, 2014
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A note on ἐφάπαξ: Once for all!
May 4, 2011
Church ›
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The church: a called out people? or ἐκκλησία: a case study in root fallacy
May 27, 2018
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Church attendance: the growing sin in churches
December 28, 2017
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Hellerman – follow up #2
September 8, 2017
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Unity in a church: a sign of love and maturity
May 21, 2017
Greek ›
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Paid in full! A look at “It is finished” in John 19:30
April 3, 2021
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Recapturing our first love: An examination of πρῶτος
May 8, 2020
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Dragged to salvation? An examination of John 6:44
May 6, 2020
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Καταργέω and the Law: Nullified or not?
April 22, 2018
New Testament theology ›
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Schnelle (again) on the Atonement in Pauline thought
August 10, 2011
Publications ›
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Raised saints at the cross or Sunday morning? Matthew 27:50-53
February 3, 2018
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“I make known to you the gospel” (1 Cor 15:1a)
June 11, 2016
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New Greek Grammar by Dr. Rod Decker
August 30, 2012
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Pillar NT Commentary series: the difficulty in finishing a series first
June 23, 2012
Salvation ›
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God’s purpose based on election
May 23, 2014
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Colossians 1:14: A note on ἀπολύτρωσις
August 29, 2012
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ῥύομαι – That other word for saved!
August 27, 2012
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“False Conversions: The Suicide of the Church.”
April 12, 2012
Shepherding ›
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Princeton and Tim Keller in the Land of Oz
March 23, 2017
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Kurt and Todd
May 8, 2015
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New Book: The Trellis and the Vine
January 31, 2011
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A New Affection
July 1, 2010
Theology ›
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“Just as if I’d never sinned” – Please don’t preach this
July 2, 2020
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The Deep Things of God by Fred Sanders
May 12, 2014
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Udo Schnelle on Paul’s doctrine of election
July 31, 2011
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A warning from the past regarding Neology
April 14, 2011