Baptists are a people of deep beliefs and cherished doctrines. Throughout our history we have been a confessional people, adopting statements of faith as a witness to our beliefs and a pledge of our faithfulness to the doctrines revealed in Holy Scripture. ...
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If Christ is the one “in whom and for whom” everything has been created, faithful sermons ought to illuminate this reality. They ought to manifest the ways in which all of life is held together “in Christ” and the manner in which the great story of Scripture is likewise glued togethe...
To illustrate the importance of a complete focus on the whole person, in Scripture, Jesus Christ’s life between the age of 12 and 30 is summed up as follows: “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” Luke 2:52 NKJV It shows in just a few words...
crucifixion. This further roots Jesus and his mission in what was the Scripture of that time. Then, in a dramatic turn, the psalmist voices hope in God’s rescue and asserts that all the families of the nations shall someday worship before God. Jesus’ reference to the psalm creates deeper...
Emanuel Swedenborg: Servant of theLord Jesus Christ Quoting from Emanuel Swedenborg'sTrue Christian Religion: THISSECOND COMING OF THE LORDIS EFFECTED BY MEANS OF A MAN TO WHOM THE LORD HAS MANIFESTED HIMSELF IN PERSON, AND WHOM HE HAS FILLED WITH HIS SPIRIT, THAT HE MAY TEACH THE DOCTRINES...
In Bible times, names carry not just the identification of a person, but their identity. The name tells you what that person is like. Throughout Scripture, we see a number of names for God, including His special covenant name Yahweh. Each name reveals more about His character. ...
Sarah Clarksonis the founder of Storyformed. It started in her heart as she read great books as a child and grew as she wroteJourneys of Faithfulnessat sixteen, novelized stories of four single women in Scripture. It became a full-grown passion in her book-on-books for parents,Read for ...
I read a scripture recently that reminded me of this season in our lives decades ago… Jesus was teaching the disciples about prayer. He tells the story of a man who goes to his friend’s house at midnight to ask for some bread to serve to someone who has come over after a long jour...
distinctive authority, his unprecedented miracles, his self-sacrificial death, and especially his resurrection. Once they believed in Jesus, they then looked for him and found him in their scripture. But they never would have been convinced that Jesus was Lord had they started with scripture alone...