Posted in Christianity, God, godly sorrow, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Reformed, repentance, sorrow, Theology, tagged Christianity, God, godly sorrow, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Reformed, repentance, sorrow, Theology on August 9, 2017| 24 Comments »
As a Christian this might be an important question to think about: What is the difference between remorse and repentance?
Both repentance and remorse is associated with the emotions of sorrow. But there are differences between the two. So what are those differences?
Posted in Christianity, Reformed, Theology, Trinity, Jesus Christ, Jesus, tagged Christianity, Apologetics, Theology, Jesus, Jesus Christ on August 2, 2017| 9 Comments »
If you are a Christian for a significant amount of time you would have no doubt ran into people who called themselves Christians but denied the essential doctrine of Christ being God and also the doctrine of the Trinity. No doubt they will throw out verses and argument to say that Jesus was not God. Is there a witty ditty one can have that helps us remember the principle of how to respond to such doctrinal attack on the person and work of Christ?
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pilate, Reformed, Theology, tagged Apologetics, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pilate, Reformed, Theology on June 29, 2017| 12 Comments »
Two months ago I wrote “Problems with Reza Aslan’s Rejection of Jesus Before Pilate Part 1.” This is the second installment.
Reza Aslan has gotten into more controversies since my last post. He’s managed to get himself kicked out of CNN. And that reminded me to work on part 2 of this series.
Aslan’s most popular book is Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.
Reza Aslan questions the historicity of Jesus being before Pilate as the Gospels presented it. On page 148 of the book he writes:
Either the threat posed by Jesus to the stability of Jerusalem is so great that he is one of only a handful of Jews to have the opportunity to stand before Pilate and answer for his alleged crimes, or else the so-called trial before Pilate is a fabrication. There is reason to suspect that latter. (148)
We are examining his “reason” to question the Gospels’ accounts of Jesus appearing before Pilate. In part 1 I pointed out the problem with Aslan’s academic credentials and also refuted Aslan’s argument based upon Aslan’s assertion that Pilate was one who was not for trials. Here in this post I want to look at another of Aslan’s “reason.”
Posted in Christianity, Church, Jesus Christ, ministry, ministry success, Preachers, Preaching, Reformed, Theology, tagged Christianity, Church, Jesus Christ, Ministers, ministry, Pastoral Ministry, pastors, Preachers, Sunday, Teachers on June 18, 2017| 4 Comments »
It’s Sunday Morning. I know sometimes ministry is not easy. So here’s another little motivation from the Word of God for preachers before you enter your pulpit and teachers before you go in to instruct your class.
1 Timothy 2:5-7 states:
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Here’s a question for mediation based upon the passage:
Posted in Christianity, Compassion, Jesus Christ, Reformed, Theology, tagged alex montoya, Compassion, Jesus, pastors, Seminary on May 20, 2017| 9 Comments »
I really appreciate the preaching ministry of Alex Montoya. In this recent sermon at The Master’s Seminary chapel session, Dr. Montoya preaches a sermon “The Harvest Is Plentiful, But the Workers Are Few.” It is based upon Matthew 9:36 – 10:16.
He goes to the heart of Jesus and exhorts the listeners to serve the Lord.
Posted in christian apologetics, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ, Reformed, Theology, Trinity, tagged Apologetics, Christianity, doctrinal apologetics, God, Trinity on May 18, 2017| 27 Comments »
Last month I posted Who Is God? Trinity Debate: Dr. James White vs Bro. Joe Ventilacion. This was a debate between Christian apologist James White and a defender of the cult Iglesia ni Cristo.
Iglesia ni Cristo denies the deity of Christ. In the comment section of my post an individual name Alfeo Piedad argued against the divinity of Christ. In this post I want address this specific argument:
First , John 4:24 says God is spirit and a spirit does not have a human body….1 Timothy 1:17 , praises God saying ,” …immortal, invisible ,the only God …if God has a physical body he could not be in all places at once. How can God then built a church and purchased it with His blood when the true God is invisible., is a spirit and has no flesh and blood.
John 4:24 states “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
1 Timothy 1:17 states “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Does the fact that Jesus has a human body mean that Jesus was not Divine? I don’t think so let me explain.
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Theology, tagged Christianity, Jesus, Mother, Mother's Day on May 14, 2017| 13 Comments »
Happy Mother’s Day!
On this day many in America will be honoring their mothers. As Christians we must live out what God wants that we honor our parents.
I know Resurrection Sunday/Easter was last month but I’m still on a spiritual high after preaching the whole month of April on the death and resurrection of Christ. There’s some famous final words of Jesus on the cross.
But I think there’s one set that we often miss over. And its totally appropriate on Mother’s Day.
