If the gospel is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16), then we need to know what the gospel is if we want to be saved. Where do we go to find out what the gospel is? As the inspired and inerrant revelation of God, the Bible is where we must go to find the message that can save us. The gospel is not found in any one particular Bible verse. The gospel is rather the overarching story and point of the entire Bible. The [...]
Sermon audio from Preston Highlands Baptist Church.
Sermon audio from Preston Highlands Baptist Church.
Sermon audio from Preston Highlands Baptist Church.
Sermon audio from Preston Highlands Baptist Church.
One thing all Christians agree upon is that Jesus will come back one day. There is, however, much debate about when he will come back, specifically in reference to the Great Tribulation (Rev. 7:14). In this article, I will argue why I think that Jesus will come back after the Great Tribulation. The position I’m going to put forward is called “posttribulationalism” and it differs from the “pretribulational” position in one primary way. The pretribulational position says that Jesus returns before the tribulation to gather the church, but does so [...]
When a scribe asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” (Mk. 12:28), Jesus answered with two different passages from the Old Testament. First, he quoted Deuteronomy 6:4-5, saying that we should “Love the Lord your God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength” (Mk. 12:30). Then he quoted from Leviticus 19:18, saying that we should “Love our neighbor as ourselves” (Mk. 12:31). Jesus said that these two commandments are the most important commandment. They are [...]
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 Christmas is a beautiful season – probably my favorite time of year. The beauty of the season is found in the reason for the season. The coming of God into our world is a profoundly beautiful truth. Why did God come into the world he made? The Bible gives lots of answers to this question. One of them is in Mark 10:45, “The Son [...]
[display_podcast] “Few of Days and Full of Trouble” The Bible, and our experience, teaches us that our lives are “few of days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1). Jesus says that each day will bring “its own trouble” (Mt. 6:34). As David Powlison says in his excellent book God’s Grace in Your Suffering, “God never establishes a no-fly zone keeping all problems away. He never promises that your life will be safe, easy, peaceful, healthy, and prosperous. On the contrary, you and I are certain to experience danger, hardship, [...]
[display_podcast] Two Temptations With escalating violence and unrest in our country, there are two temptations followers of Jesus face. One is to live in fear. To live in paralyzing anxiety about what may happen next. To always be looking over our shoulder. To circle the wagons and hunker down until the storm blows over. The other temptation we face is to fight against the violence and unrest with the wrong weapons. We can be tempted to assume that victory will come if we align ourselves with the right politicians or [...]