“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #104 “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as …
Accusational Dodge Ball
A few days past, I wrote about some cautions when it came to confession of sin. If you missed it, you can read that here. I wanted to follow that general set of cautions up with a handful of “fer-instance” situations. These might illustrate better how we must remember at all times that we are …
A Strange Race Indeed
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #103 “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain” (1 Cor. 9:24). This verse can only be understood as high paradox. Paul has …
Some Cautions About Confession
Anybody who has followed our teaching for any length of time knows that we believe that confession of sin is good for the soul. I learned this emphasis from my father, and find it to be preeminently biblical. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse …
The One Who Bled
I recently received a letter from a student who was struggling in his faith, and the crux of the struggle was how the love of God, as described in the Bible, could be reconciled with some of the choices of God, as described in the Bible. There are many examples of this problem, so let …
Gospel Partaking
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #102 “And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you” (1 Cor. 9:23). Paul has made the particular sacrifices he has just finished mentioning with a particular end in mind. He was …
All and Some
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #101 “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some” (1 Cor. 9:22). We see here Paul’s driving zeal …
Under the Law of Christ
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #100 “And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; to them …
When More Grain Was Golden
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #99 “For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more” (1 Cor. 9:19). Here he states the principle, and in the verses following Paul gives …
A Deeper Recompense
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #98 “What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:18). In short, the apostle’s reward …