On January 22, 2019 the New York State Senate passed new law on abortion allowing babies to murdered up to birth. I am truly at a loss for words in describing the barbarism and evil that this is, except to say that it is Satanic idol worship to Molech. And that doesn’t feel strong enough. Perhaps the […]
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Assurance of Eternal Life, Assurance in Prayer: 1 John 5:13-15
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we […]
Testimony Concerning the Son of God: 1 John 5:6-12
6 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify:8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. 9 If we receive the testimony of […]
The Second Birth and its Purposes: 1 John 5:1-5
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not […]
Bonhoeffer on the Psalter
Beginning this year, my church will be singing a Psalm from the Psalter each week. I am very excited about this. The Psalter is the inspired hymnbook for God’s people. Unfortunately many today have neglected this great resource for corporate worship, which we did as well for a while. But not only are the Psalms given […]