“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #22 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ” (1 Cor. 3:1). The apostle Paul has already told us that the Corinthian church was a spiritually …
The Mind of Christ
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #21 “But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ” (1 …
Drunkards and Late Night Comedians
Thomas Watson makes a number of good points with regard to verbal persecution. He notes that “some think there is no persecution but fire and sword.” While we honor highly those who have bled for Christ, we have to acknowledge that Jesus identifies slanders and revilings as forms of persecution that His followers must endure. …
As If By Magic
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #20 “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritual discerned” (1 Cor. 2:14). According the apostle, there are two …
Holy Spirit Blueprints
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #19 “Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual” (1 Cor. 2:13). The difficulty here is that we often rush to assume what …
Calculus for Puppies
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #18 “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God” (1 Cor. 2:12). The Spirit of God …
A Triune Conversation
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #17 “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God” (1 Cor. 2:11). The Spirit of …
Where History is Aimed
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #16 “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us …
What They Did Not Know
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #15 “Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even …
Not Just Butterflies
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #14 “And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power; that …