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The Local Church Deacon: A Brief Summary
Here is a brief article I wrote on the local church deacon to supplement the mini-course on biblical eldership. Read it here.
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Escape…from the coming day of wrath
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 ›
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A Lifting Up for the Downcast
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 ›
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Separation … it has its benefits
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 ›
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Ephesians 1:3: A Trifecta of Blessing
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 ›
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Philippians 1:6: The power of God to save … and sanctify.
I have been working through some passages tonight and came across one of my favorite verses on the power of God. It has been said that believers are not called to great faith in God, but to faith in a… Read More ›
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Why should we study the doctrine of God?
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 ›
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Leon Morris on Romans 5:8
Leon Morris has this comment on Romans 5:8 regarding God demonstrating his love for us: But God’s love is greater: Christ did not die for good people, but for sinners. The cross is the means by which God demonstrates his… Read More ›
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Love is an action
I am working on my presentation for the next course on the Trinity and am dealing with God’s attributes, specifically his love. What is so interesting is that God rarely says to us, “I love you” but he leaves others… Read More ›
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The “heart” of the matter: καρδία
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve become preoccupied with 2 Corinthians 3:18 and the truth that we are in the process of being transformed into Christ’s likeness, a process that will culminate at death when sin is eradicated… 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