Allen Nelson IV, Author at Things Above Us

Those Open Air Preaching Apostles

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 14, 2025 | Theology |

Consider Acts 4 with more for a moment. 4:1-2 says, “And as they were speaking to the...

Heavenly Minded Prayer

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 22, 2025 | Theology |

When Jesus teaches us to pray, He begins with these familiar words: “Our Father in heaven,hallowed...

Jerusalem Passes the Baton to the Church

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 1, 2025 | Theology |

When you read the Old Testament, you’ll find many verses that celebrate the beauty and glory of...

Commitment to Christ’s Kingdom

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 17, 2025 | Theology |

Acts 2:42 is a foundational passage, not just for the book of Acts, but for the entire New...

Why Acts 2:38 Can Only Be a Baptist Verse

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 3, 2025 | Theology |

Calvin on Baptism Let’s start by considering our verse. This comes in the context of Peter’s...

No Turning Back: Reflections on Hebrews 13:9-15

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 23, 2025 | Theology |

The writer of Hebrews reminds us is this: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever...

5 Demonic Characteristics of Rome’s Mary

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 2, 2025 | Theology |

Roman Catholicism is a dark religion and this is not by accident. It is demonically influenced to...

Rome Denies the Gospel: Debate Closing Remarks

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jun 18, 2025 | Theology |

Last month, I posted my opening statement from the recent debate with a Roman Catholic Priest. In...

Does Rome Deny the Gospel?: Debate Opening Statement

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 28, 2025 | Theology |

I recently participated in a debate with a Roman Catholic Priest on the subject of the gospel. I...

The Kingdom Chronicler: A Life of Luke

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 21, 2025 | Theology |

In the mid-second century, a heretic named Marcion tried to play cut and paste with the Bible. He...

Acts: King Jesus Builds His Church

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 16, 2025 | Theology |

We had a technological glitch at our church on April 6, 2025 and we didn’t get our sermon...

Acts and the Preaching of the Gospel

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 8, 2025 | Theology |

For the inquiring mind, my working title for the book of Acts is: “The Acts of the Ascended and...

Applauding God’s Justice

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 2, 2025 | Theology |

In the final verse of Nahum (Nahum 3:19), we encounter an important biblical truth: when evil is...

How Should Christian Parents View Their Unconverted Children?

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 25, 2025 | Theology |

As Christian parents, how are we to think about our children who have not yet come to faith in...

The Providence of God in Perryville, Arkansas: A One Year Update on Reformation

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 24, 2023 | General |

The Story A year ago I was discouraged. We had just had a frustrating SBC Annual meeting in...

Free Chapter from A Change of Heart: Understanding Regeneration and Why it Matters

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jan 11, 2023 | Theology |

I am so excited to be working with Free Grace Press again to publish my third book (2nd with FGP),...

The First and Second Birth of John Bunyan

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 28, 2022 | Theology |

On November 28, 1628 John Bunyan was born. I am grateful for Bunyan’s commitment to the Word...

Advent 2022 – Free Family Devotionals

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 21, 2022 | Theology |

The Word Christmas is not in the Bible. Never once does Paul, or Peter, or James, or any of New...

The One Response Conservatives Don’t Give to National Crises

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 16, 2022 | Theology |

In my 3.5+ decades of life on earth, I have lived through a few “national crises”. Some things I...

Have You Learned Christ?

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jun 28, 2022 | Theology |

In Ephesians 4:20, Paul says the Christians at Ephesus had “learned” Christ. By that,...

Resolution on the Sacredness of the Southern Baptist Pulpit

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jun 1, 2022 | General |

In the 2006 preface to his biography on John Calvin, Steve Lawson wrote, “As the pulpit...

5 Deceitful Schemes Seeking to Ruin Churches

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 25, 2022 | Theology |

In Ephesians 4:14, Paul desires that local churches “…may no longer be children, tossed to and fro...

Why the Church Should “Get with the Times”

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 19, 2022 | Theology |

In 2 Corinthians 5:17 Paul writes, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation....

No One is Scared of the Church

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 5, 2022 | Theology |

Exodus 12:33 shows us that the Egyptians saw God’s people as a threat to them. The text...

Neutrality is War

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 29, 2022 | Theology |

Neutrality is not only an impossibility but also rebellious. To pretend that anything in our universe, like a tree, or the law of gravity, or the human mind, does not have a holy and good Creator is actually rebellion against God. To attempt neutrality is an attempt to live out from under the rule and reign of God.

Author: Allen Nelson IV

Those Open Air Preaching Apostles

Heavenly Minded Prayer

Jerusalem Passes the Baton to the Church

Commitment to Christ’s Kingdom

Why Acts 2:38 Can Only Be a Baptist Verse

No Turning Back: Reflections on Hebrews 13:9-15

5 Demonic Characteristics of Rome’s Mary

Rome Denies the Gospel: Debate Closing Remarks

Does Rome Deny the Gospel?: Debate Opening Statement

The Kingdom Chronicler: A Life of Luke

Acts: King Jesus Builds His Church

Acts and the Preaching of the Gospel

Applauding God’s Justice

How Should Christian Parents View Their Unconverted Children?

The Providence of God in Perryville, Arkansas: A One Year Update on Reformation

Free Chapter from A Change of Heart: Understanding Regeneration and Why it Matters

The First and Second Birth of John Bunyan

Advent 2022 – Free Family Devotionals

The One Response Conservatives Don’t Give to National Crises

Have You Learned Christ?

Resolution on the Sacredness of the Southern Baptist Pulpit

5 Deceitful Schemes Seeking to Ruin Churches

Why the Church Should “Get with the Times”

No One is Scared of the Church

Neutrality is War

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