Of eternity past - God, fully God, always God – without beginning Micah 5:2, from everlasting John 1:1, in the beginning Word – the Word was God Decreed to make a being in His image to dwell with Him forever Genesis 1:26, Let us make man in our image Jesus: “I’ll pay their sin debt.”... Continue Reading →
Resilience
It has been said that people in the United States face two absolutes: death and taxes. This is often trumped with, “No, there is only one absolute: death!” How so? Because, one can refuse or fail to pay taxes and become a number in the prison system and not a taxpayer. It needs to also be... Continue Reading →
The Gospel
Based on a sermon given by Pastor John MacArthur with annotations by PK... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MExTc_SpQ0Q God’s people are to be about the Gospel. I Corinthians 1:17, For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. Be about the... Continue Reading →
A Newborn
You must be born again: John 3:7, Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ I Peter 2:2-3, As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. We have all been around newborns either as parents, siblings, aunts, friends, care providers or… We... Continue Reading →
Storm Preps
I Peter 4:1, Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind Christians will find themselves in storms, in impossible states, and at stations/terminals/ends. Mark 4:35 - a horrific storm, and the boat is filling - “Do You not care…?” God asleep or indifferent? Mark 5:1 - in a hopeless... Continue Reading →
God’s Law Today?
God gave His people a set of laws written with His own finger on stone, Exodus 34:18. What a huge event! God’s will in writing and written by God Himself! Such a document should be highly cherished by all people – especially by all people who love God and wish to please Him by obeying and... Continue Reading →
Dividing God’s Law
God gave His followers a Moral Code written by Himself in stone and put it in a very special place with a repeated charge that His people should follow it all their days. God also gave His nation, the Israelites, codes and rules to regulate their political/civil and religious life. These were written by a man,... Continue Reading →
A Constitutional Dictatorship
As American citizens, we live in a Constitutional Republic. That is, we live under a written code that is universal, logical, clear, concise, enforceable, stable (year after year the same) and known. We are also a “republic.” That is, we are a government of self-rule – of “we the people” rule – who elect and select people to... Continue Reading →
Plunder
Mark 3:27, No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house. What was Jesus talking about? Who was He talking about? Mark 3:22, And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He... Continue Reading →
The Law
There is much ado in Christendom over the place of God's Law in life, especially the Ten Commandments. This is important as we know that ALL Scripture is given by God and is profitable (II Timothy 3:16) and we know that the Law is not over us (Romans 6:14, 8:2) as it does not save (Galatians 2:16). Yet,... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 