Seeing and Believing
by Joseph Pittano on June 8th, 2023
God’s salvation does not depend on seeing a thing.Life itself is an invisible force. No one can invent even a grain of sand from nothing. It’s all just here by divine fiat. Not a single human eye saw the heavens and the earth materialize, yet it’s all present.Think of just how few people were alive during Jesus’ time in comparison to the whole of humanity before and after it. Think of how few amon... Read More
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The Finish Line in Mind
by Joseph Pittano on May 28th, 2023
When a runner begins a race, he or she has something on their mind. If possible, it’s victory in the race. Perhaps they’ve won a race before. Perhaps they’ve only seen victory in their mind’s eye before. But they start with the finish in mind.Presuming that you did, reader, why did you begin with Christ? Why did you come to him? Perhaps it’s not possible to say there’s only one reason anyone shoul... Read More
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Visible Truth Under the Invisible God
by Joseph Pittano on May 21st, 2023
No one believes because they’ve seen. All who soundly know God and God’s ways know that nothing converts except conversion. This life, between the Fall and the Second Coming, has a design all its own.We don’t see God face to face in this life. Matthew 5:8 contains the great promise of one day seeing him face-to-face, but no one has this yet. The fact is that God wanted a world led by invisible tru... Read More
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LBCF 1689 Reflections. Part 255. Last One
by Joseph Pittano on May 13th, 2023
Reflections on the Baptist Confession of Faith of 168923 Aug 14 began a perhaps unbroken, orderly, and personal journey through my favorite written confession of faith. These are my personal reflections on this beloved historic Particular Baptist confession of the Christian Faith.NEXT (AND LAST)-Chapter 32: Of the Last Judgment. Paragraph 3: “As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that ... Read More
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LBCF 1689 Reflections. Part 254
by Joseph Pittano on May 6th, 2023
Reflections on the Baptist Confession of Faith of 168923 Aug 14 began a perhaps unbroken, orderly, and personal journey through my favorite written confession of faith. These are my personal reflections on this beloved historic Particular Baptist confession of the Christian Faith.NEXT-Chapter 32: Of the Last Judgment. Paragraph 2: “The end of God’s appointing this day, is for the manifestation of ... Read More
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LBCF 1689 Reflections. Part 253
by Joseph Pittano on April 29th, 2023
Reflections on the Baptist Confession of Faith of 168923 Aug 14 began a perhaps unbroken, orderly, and personal journey through my favorite written confession of faith. These are my personal reflections on this beloved historic Particular Baptist confession of the Christian Faith.NEXT-Chapter 32: Of the Last Judgment. Paragraph 1: “God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righte... Read More
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