by Daniel Thomas | May 28, 2018 | Discipleship, Featured, Humility, Jesus, teachings of, Priorities, Spiritual Formation
by Charlie Bing – Why do Christians serve God? Why should Christians live a godly life? At one time or another most believers have probably questioned their motives for service and godly living. The purpose of this study is to explore motivations for Christian service...
by Daniel Thomas | Dec 26, 2013 | Bible, Discipleship, Theology
by Daniel Goepfrich – I am conversing with a person via email right now who has a bad case (maybe even a fatal case) of what I call “Cut-and-Paste Theology.” In a previous post, I gave two reasons for why studying biblical theology is necessary: because you learn what...
by admin | Dec 16, 2013 | Bible Exegesis/Exposition, Discipleship, Hope
by Leon Johnson – Let’s consider John 14:1-11. In the TV game Jeopardy, you guess letters until you can guess the word or phrase, they give you a hint to get you started. One of those hints is “before and after.” Verse 1 of Chapter 14 is like that. ...
by Daniel Thomas | Dec 2, 2013 | Bible, Discipleship, Jesus, teachings of, Philosophy, Spiritual Formation
by Arnfield P. Cudal – The words of Pilate, “What is truth?” (cf. John 18:38) reverberate on today in various forms: “That’s your truth, I have mine. Who are you to judge?” “Truth is what you believe it to be,” and again, “While that may be true for you, it’s not...
by Daniel Thomas | Nov 30, 2013 | Discipleship, Spiritual Formation
by Charlie Bing – Is every Christian a disciple or are the conditions for discipleship different from the condition for eternal salvation? It makes a difference if you want to keep the gospel clear! Is a disciple merely another name for a person who is born into God’s...
by Matt Hagemeier | Nov 12, 2013 | Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Gifts
by Steve Spurlin – In my last post I began putting forth my understanding of and belief in the idea that the sign gifts of the first century have ceased in this dispensation, a belief known as cessationism. This belief includes the understanding that the canon of...
