Introduction: It should be pretty plain from the things I have written on eschatology that I am what is called a partial preterist, and so I don't think I am giving away any secrets here. At ...
Theological Jenga & Full Preterism
Aidan and Jemima
One of the things we should learn to pray for more earnestly is a particular manifestation of the grace of God. This manifestation is what I like to call Deuteronomic blessings. By this I mean nothing more than covenant blessings, but because we live in a radically gnostic age, and because we don’t want to …
True Examination
Authentic Ministry 28/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: There is a basic spiritual dilemma that confronts everyone who accepts the truth of the Christian message. If it is the ...
Apostolic Insignia
Authentic Ministry 27/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: As we are coming near to the end of this epistle, we see here a good summary of Paul’s idea of what constitutes the apostolic ...
11 Theses on the Glory of the Lord’s Day
Introduction: The Christian world is remarkably united when it comes to honoring the first day of the week as the day when the Lord is to be worshiped, but when it comes to our theology of it, we are ...
Water to Wine, Weakness to Strength
Authentic Ministry 26/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: The previous section of this letter ended with Paul being lowered from a city wall in a basket, a humiliating departure ...
A Romans 13 Basket
Authentic Ministry 25/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: Paul asks us to excuse him while he speaks as a fool, but he does not consistently get into that character fully. He keeps ...
Bright Angels of Darkness
Authentic Ministry 24/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: The situation needed to be pretty dire in order to get Paul to talk about himself in a boastful way (even if the boasting ...
A Yardstick in the Mirror
Authentic Ministry 23/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: The fundamental difference between Paul and the false apostles that he was combating is that he was surrendered to a standard ...
Ukraine Winter Needs
It has been a while since I have posted any of the needs that our brothers and sisters in Ukraine have, and I hope to remedy that now. Let me say at the front end that all the needs I am publishing here are spiritual and humanitarian in nature. In other words, if you have …