Last week we saw that the first characteristic of an ambassador for Christ is that he or she should knows God well. Today we shall see that an ambassador is one who is sent for a purpose.
Archive for July, 2016
Characteristics of an Ambassador of Christ Part 2: An ambassador is one who is sent for a purpose
Posted in 2 Corinthians 5, Ambassador for Christ, bible study, Christianity, Evangelism, Reformed, Theology, Witnessing on July 31, 2016| 6 Comments »
Get it Free or Cheap: A Call to Prayer by J.C. Ryle
Posted in Book Review, Christianity, J.C. Ryle, Pray, Prayer, Reformed, Theology on July 30, 2016| 10 Comments »
J.C. Ryle. A Call to Prayer. Pensacola, FL: Chapel Library, July 2nd, 2012. 49 pp.
I appreciate this short work on prayer by J.C. Ryle that exhorted Christians to pray. Ryle delineates the reason why prayer is important and he goes so far as to say that an individual who doesn’t pray isn’t a Christian. As uncomfortable as that thought is, Ryle’s certainly has a legitimate point that a Christian who is not communing with God is missing the whole point of why Christians are saved by God’s grace in the first place. I think Ryle is also nuanced when he said that prayer in of itself does not save someone to go to heaven, but at the same time a non-praying person might be someone who does not understand God’s grace.
Weekend Book Review: The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop
Posted in Book Review, New York City, NYPD, Police, Romans 13, Steve Osborne on July 29, 2016| 8 Comments »
Steve Osborne. The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop. New York, NY: Doubleday, April 21st, 2015. 253 pp.
I read this book in the summer of 2016. A hot summer with a lot of heated rhetoric against the police. Unfortunately the heat has appear in more ways than one. I thought I read this book in an appropriate time. This book put a human face to the thin blue line and it was more than I expected. It was emotional. As in the book brought out more than one emotions. I literally laughed out loud at several points in the book and also got teary eye with certain section of the book too.
May this J.C. Ryle’s Quote Stir You to Lovingly Pray for Others
Posted in Christianity, J.C. Ryle, Prayer, Reformed, Theology on July 29, 2016| 4 Comments »
Review: Faithfulness: No More Excuses by Lou Priolo
Posted in Book Review, Christian Life, Christian living, Christianity, Godliness, holiness, Lou Priolo, Reformed, Reformed Theology, responsibility, Sanctification, Theology on July 28, 2016| 6 Comments »
Lou Priolo. Faithfulness: No More Excuses. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, June 30th, 2016. 48 pp.
This is an excellent resource on Christian living using biblical principles and God centered motivation. I realize the term “faithfulness” can be rather broad and my only real critique of this book is that it might have been better titled “Responsibilities” or something along that line so readers understand right away what the book is about. I totally enjoyed this book and found it immensely practical and helpful. Even for those who would say they are quite responsible would benefit from this book as the beginning of this work made clear that the more one grows in responsibilities, the more one sees one’s shortcoming and need for grace for improvement. With such an introduction I was compelled to read this all the way through.
Choosing Hats: Apologetics Round Table
Posted in Apologetic Links, apologetics methodology, Chris Bolt, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til on July 27, 2016| 4 Comments »
The blog Choosing Hats has posted a lot of good materials on Presuppositional Apologetics. They’ve slowed down recently but recently got together for a round table discussion.
Enjoy!
There blog is still worth going through especially with them dealing with difficult issues and philosophical aspect of Presuppositional Apologetics. Check them out HERE.
“Not Ashamed Conference” 2016 Audios
Posted in Christian Life, Christianity, Reformed, Theology on July 26, 2016| 3 Comments »
Here’s a conference this past Saturday called “Not Ashamed Conference.” It cover three “S:” Salvation in Christ, Sharing Christ and Serving Christ.
These sermons are available on Sound Cloud (click below):
Enjoy!