“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me.”
The Holy Spirit gives each of His children at least one of nine gifts, listed in I Corinthians 12:7-11: But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another
Atonement #2: Is Adam’s Guilt Transferred? Is Christ’s Righteousness Transferred When We are Not Righteous? Hopefully you read our first article on two theories about atonement. We put forth the idea that the “Classic” view, followed for the first 1000 years of the church’s existence, was superior than the currently
A word of prelude: This paper is designed for the average reader, not for seminarians. Atonement is an important subject—for everybody. There are some important controversies on that subject that everyone needs to hear. It affects our view of God, among other things. So let’s start with a definition: Atonement
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was born in 1881, and died in 1955. He was a French Jesuit priest, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. But he was also a spiritual father of the New Age movements. He was the fourth of 11 children of a librarian and naturalist, Emmanuel. His mother,
In the area of church discipline, here’s where we are now: If your church is evangelistic, they’re probably too careful about not offending people. They want those clearly lost in sin to hang around and listen and get saved–so they won’t exercise any church discipline, even for a divisive troublemaker–unless,
January 15, 1929 was Martin Luther King’s birthday. I thought I would bring to your attention a few of his private notes, which were honestly expressed. It’s obvious he had a higher view of Jesus Christ than most people think. His views on churches are unfortunate but spot-on, I believe. His last sentence