May 2022 – Theological Digressions

The Hidden Years

Jesus’s childhood lacks any explicit information, apart from Luke’s account, that gives biographical access to His daily living from birth to the start of His earthly ministry. The knowledge that readers of the Bible have to go on is historical cues and context surrounding typical childhoods of the Jews during Jesus’ time. Aptly named theContinue reading “The Hidden Years”

Proclaim and Offer

“God commissioned His ministers to proclaim and offer this covenant of grace to all people, and to earnestly entreat them to accept it and be reconciled to Him; no one is excluded.” Richard Baxter “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches onContinue reading “Proclaim and Offer”

Inerrancy and Hermeneutics

George Bernard Shaw is credited with saying, “The English and Americans are two peoples divided by a common language.”[1] Language is varied and complex and differs from location to location. The method by which humans communicate with one another differs from nation to nation and person to person. The language barrier between people of theContinue reading “Inerrancy and Hermeneutics”

I Will In No Wise Cast Out

“No one who accepts this offer is damned, but only those who refuse it to the last breath.” John 6:37 – Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. What an amazing verse! The truth of this verse should bringContinue reading “I Will In No Wise Cast Out”

The Precondition of Our Pardon

4. “The precondition of our pardon and life is not that we never sin or that by any price we purchase them of God or acquire them by works valued by God or by any payment for His grace. Rather, it is only that we believe Him and willingly receive the mercy He freely givesContinue reading “The Precondition of Our Pardon”

His Merits, Not Ours

“Upon His own merits, Christ has enacted a law—or covenant—of grace, forgiving all sin and freely giving everlasting life to all who will believe and accept it, so that all their sins are continually pardoned by the terms of this covenant.” The fact of the matter is, that the forgiving of our sins has alwaysContinue reading “His Merits, Not Ours”

Paid in Full

2. “Christ freely became human and paid fully for the sins of the world as He intended, so fully that none shall perish for any insufficiency in His sacrifice and merits.” Have you ever stopped and meditated on Christ, the Incarnate Speech of God, becoming man and fully paying for the sins of His people.Continue reading “Paid in Full”

A Month of Wisdom From Richard Baxter

During the month of April, I had the pleasure of reading “Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life: Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter.” There have been many impactful bits of wisdom, but none more than the thirty-one “Truths about God’s Grace.” It is the beginning of May 2022, and I thought that I would list oneContinue reading “A Month of Wisdom From Richard Baxter”