“Fear” (phobos, from which we get phobia) refers to both great fear as in terror as well as great reverence and respect. Both definitions are needed in how we view God.… Read More 1 Peter: “Conduct Yourselves With Fear”
The Spirit revealed God’s Word to the apostles (John 16:12-15; cf. 14:16-17, 25-26; 15:26-27; 1 Cor. 2:9-13; cf. Acts 1:8; 2:1-4), and inspired them and the prophets when they wrote the Scriptures (Eph. 3:3-5; 2 Pet. 1:19-21; cf. 2 Tim. 3:16). It is through God’s Word that we are sanctified (John 17:17), and God’s Word comes to us by the Holy Spirit-inspired writers of Scripture. Thus, the Spirit sanctifies Christians through God’s Word.… Read More 1 Peter: Foreknowledge, Sanctification, Obedience, and the Blood of Christ
Happy New Year, everyone! 2014 is here, the beginning of a new year. As is the case every January 1, many of us are looking at things in a new way. We have new goals and resolutions. We are fixated on the fact that it is a new year, a new beginning. As the film Forrest… Read More “Behold, I Am Making All Things New…”
Pre-Denominational Christianity 