MATTHEW 7:7 – Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” What incredible promises, even commands, are found in today’s scripture! Our Lord Jesus opens His heart and basically tells us to “Pray widely, seek diligently, and you will find both answered.” Now obviously this isn’t a “blank check”…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Theology
Romans 11:33 – Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
Theology is the study of the nature of God, such as his attributes, his person, his relationship with humanity, and all spiritual truths which emanate from Him. Here you will find articles and resources to begin to understand the Christian theology which is the basis for our faith and our assurances of salvation.
You can begin to explore the foundation of our theological beliefs by reading our Articles of Faith, our Church Covenant, and the London Baptist Confession of 1689 (external site).
JOHN 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” We know it by experience. We often have heard or spoken it. I see it each Lord’s Day as I stand in our pulpit. Here “it” is . . . we are creatures of habit. Each of us…
ROMANS 6:1-11 – What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by…
JAMES 1:1-3 – James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” Tough circumstances, trying situations, difficult relationships, emotional highs and lows . . . those…
PSALM 103:1-5 – Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so…
PSALM 136:1 – Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Here is a quick one-question test – “How do Christians know they are filled with God’s Spirit and living under His control?” Yes, there are multiple scriptural answers and multiple wrong answers. One correct answer is found in today’s scripture. Before we identify it,…