"This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." (Matt 15:8-9 ESV) Once again today, as happens at least once every week, I spent an hour on the phone with a wonderful Christian lady who is severely… Continue reading Traditions of Men Have Largely Consumed the Evangelical Church and are Causing Widespread Suffering
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Wise as Serpents: Evil and the Road to Rome — Craving Power and Control (Part 12 of sermon series )
I have been reading G.K. Beale’s commentary on Revelation. I have benefitted much from Beale’s writings because he consistently and carefully interprets Scripture against the “big picture” context of the history of redemption in Christ from Genesis to Revelation. The study of Scripture that steps back and relates a text to God’s overall plan of… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: Evil and the Road to Rome — Craving Power and Control (Part 12 of sermon series )
