ARCHIVE OF April - 2012

28APR 2012

Unity

       Jesus prayed for His church. He came to redeem for Himself a church from this world. In what we call His high priestly prayer He prayed: “…Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are,” John 17:11b. With the state of many……..[Read More]

21APR 2012

The rock of salvation

         Just before his execution, the Athenian philosopher Socrates (~470-399 B.C.) said, “All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.” What will……..[Read More]

14APR 2012

The source of the source

                        In response to the question, “God is perfect; explain?” Ravi Zacharias once answered: “God is the only being in existence whose reason for existence is within Himself.” I love this!          There’s a droll tension in my profession where each……..[Read More]

06APR 2012

A question about the Orthodox Church and orthodoxy

On 3 Apr 12, Stacey W. asked:             “Is using the term orthodox a correct way to describe reformed soteriology? I recently had a person who is not a professing Christian refer to herself as orthodox. I have only heard of the eastern orthodox churches, and upon looking up the term orthodox came across the……..[Read More]