In a commentary on Colossians chapter 3 from Jamieson, Fausset and Brown we read: “Of ourselves we can no more ascend than a bar of iron lift itself up from the earth. But the love of Christ is a powerful magnet to draw us up (Eph 2:5,6). The design of the Gospel is not merely to give rules, but mainly to supply motives to holiness.” To this I say a hearty, “amen.”     The gospel motivates a man f...  Read More

Psalm 39:5: “Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah”     I think it was a lot easier for men 1,000 or 5,000 years ago to understand this. Not all did of course, I’m only saying I think it was easier to. Whatever else it was like to live in the ancient world, I’m relatively certain that things wer...  Read More

Ephesians 4:11 reads: “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers.” All of these ministerial offices have their place in the church today. The Apostles that Christ chose in His day are as much for me today in their writings as they were verbally or personally to those who heard them. In one sense every believer is a disciple of eac...  Read More

I’ve heard a lot of people say that, “All sin is the same. There’s no big sin or little sin in God’s sight.” I understand why they say it, and there is some truth to it, but this is not a correct statement except in one thing – that all sin, if not forgiven in Christ, condemns us. Whatever it is that you’re speaking of, if it’s sin then it damns equally. We must have forgiveness for all of it.    ...  Read More

Christians sin. Tonight I had the privilege of attempting to explain to my three young daughters (two of which were more interested in the stickers they get after Bible time) the difference between wrath being laid up for a person, and what we mean when we say, “Temporal judgments” for those in the faith. The Christian has not been appointed to wrath. It is the greatest cause of rejoicing, as is s...  Read More

 Natural men have always demanded signs to believe. If you spend any time in debate with the self-professed atheists of our day they’re often quick to demand proof or “evidence” for God. By denying the evidence of creation as from God Himself they are left, by their own sinful suppressions (Romans 1:18) groping for other evidences in the natural world in which they operate. Is this demand of the n...  Read More