Pastor's Blog
Things that I think about and find interesting enough to share.
The comprehensive theme of redemption is dealt with in 150 texts of Scripture, where a dozen Hebrew and Greek words are used. The term means to deliver by paying a price, to sever from bondage. In OT days a lost inheritance could be redeemed, Lev. 25:25, as could an Israelite who had sold himself into … Read more
The word popularly applied to the translation of the church at the end of the present age comes from a Latin verb rapio, to seize or to snatch away. The first clear revelation of the rapture of believers is found in John 14:3, where Christ promised to come again and receive His followers unto Himself. … Read more
At least a dozen books in the Bible refer to the divine separation of mankind into races or nations, Gen. 10:25; Deut. 32:8. Within Israel it was forbidden to intermarry with other nations, Deut. 7:1-3. Such marriages were called a trespass which brought down the wrath of God, Ezra 10:2, 14. King Solomon’s unions with … Read more
One reason why God saves men is “that he might make his mighty power to be known,” Psa. 106:8. The heavens are the work of His fingers, Psa. 8:3, but our salvation required the baring of the right arm of His power, Isa. 52:10; 53:1. Christ promised power to His followers in His last words … Read more
Three divisions of the doctrine are of special interest to believers. We have peace with God from the moment of our salvation; the peace of God is a Christian’s normal experience afterward; eternal peace will be ours at the coming of the Lord. “Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord … Read more