Author: Jon Mitchell

The Famine of Hearing the Words of the Lord

Almost 800 years before Christ, Amos warned Israel that they would suffer a famine for God’s Word: “‘Behold, the days are coming,’ declares the Lord God, ‘when I will send a famine on the land – not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord’” (Amos. 8:11).
There is a famine for God’s Word in America today also. Back in Amos’ day, this kind of famine was sent from God. Yet today, it is a famine of our own making. … Read More The Famine of Hearing the Words of the Lord

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What About Proof-Texting?

Friends, not only is proper use of the Scriptures to justify one’s position right, it is the only kind of proof that should carry any authority whatsoever when we are talking about biblical issues.  What do people think phrases like “It is written” (used 80 times in the Bible) and “Thus says the Lord” (used over 400 times in the Bible) mean?  They mean that the only proof worth anything and the only proof that men may be rightly bound to is what is in the Bible.… Read More What About Proof-Texting?

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Bible Q&A: What Did Paul Mean When He Said That We Aren’t Justified By Works Of The Law (Gal. 2:16)?

Under Christianity, the new covenant, one is not justified through obedience to the commands of the law of Moses (“works of the law”).  Rather, one is justified “through faith in Jesus Christ.”  James would additionally teach that a living faith in the sight of God requires works of obedience (James 2:14-26).  Since we are under the New Testament and not under the Old, this would be obedience to the commandments found in the New Testament, not the Old.… Read More Bible Q&A: What Did Paul Mean When He Said That We Aren’t Justified By Works Of The Law (Gal. 2:16)?

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