Allen Nelson IV, Author at Things Above Us

A Change of Heart — Chapter 2: Mere Christianity (Part 1)

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 19, 2021 | Evangelism, Theology |

For the last year+ I’ve been working on a new book, A Change of Heart: Understanding...

A Change of Heart, ch. 1 — Heart Matters

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 12, 2021 | Theology |

For the last year+ I’ve been working on a new book, A Change of Heart: Understanding...

How to Obey God

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 5, 2021 | Theology |

True believers are actually being made holy by the power of God. The work of Christ didn’t just...

Receiving Christ in Saving Faith

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jun 28, 2021 | Theology |

Read these words from John Owen from his work, The Glory of Christ… You tell us to come to...

Making Baptist Great Again: The Path to a Conservative Resurgence in the SBC

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jun 14, 2021 | General, Theology |

This blog post is reworked from a sermon preached on June 13, 2021, at Perryville Second Baptist...

The Preciousness of Christ – Benjamin Keach

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jun 7, 2021 | Theology |

The following comes from a sermon excerpt from Benjamin Keach (1640-1704) on Matthew 13:45-16...

Why Genesis 2 Teaches a Covenant of Works – Part 2

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 31, 2021 | Theology |

This is Part 2 in a two-part series on the Covenant of Works in Genesis 2. See Part 1 here....

Why Genesis 2 Teaches a Covenant of Works – Part 1

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 24, 2021 | Theology |

In the Garden of Eden, there lived a king named Adam. God gave Adam, the first man, a mission to...

Sermon Excerpt: An Evangelical Atheist?

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 19, 2021 | Theology |

Here is a quick sermon excerpt from our series in Ephesians. This comes from Ephesians 2:12 as we...

The Son of David

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 17, 2021 | Theology |

There he was, the son of David — suspended between heaven and earth. Silver had been offered for...

Why Heaven Now is Incomplete

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | May 10, 2021 | Theology |

First, I’ll admit that I’m a bit hesitant about the word “incomplete.” I...

Christ is King

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 29, 2021 | Theology |

What does it mean that Christ is King? We explored this recently as a church as we walked through...

Rightly Understanding John 3:16 — Applications

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 14, 2021 | Theology |

In a previous post, I wrote a little on understanding John 3:16. In today’s post, I’d...

Rightly Understanding John 3:16

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Apr 5, 2021 | Theology |

It seems some Calvinists get so concerned about John 3:16 being used as a “gotcha” against the...

5 Reasons Baptist Churches Should Associate

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 29, 2021 | Theology |

I may write a follow-up post on the nature of associations, but in today’s post, I just want...

Someone Turned Out the Light: Guest Post from Pastor Paul Vawter

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 19, 2021 | Theology |

I’ve gotten to know Pastor Paul Vawter on Twitter. He is a good brother, though we disagree...

Full Stomach, Empty Heart: A Sermon Outline from Ruth 1, Part 2

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 16, 2021 | Theology |

Last time we looked at how Elimelech’s departure from Bethlehem to Moab revealed that he...

Full Stomach, Empty Heart: A Sermon Outline from Ruth 1, Part 1

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 10, 2021 | Theology |

In this post, we’ll look at a sermon outline from the book of Ruth and focus on Elimelech’s...

Should Small Churches Unite?

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Mar 1, 2021 | Theology |

I’m working on my master’s thesis with Grace Bible Theological Seminary and came...

How Far Might Deception Go?

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Feb 22, 2021 | Theology |

In his classic work, The Doctrine of the Law and Grace Unfolded, John Bunyan contrasts the...

Futile Thoughts, Foolish Hearts

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Feb 15, 2021 | Theology |

Recently, we’ve been walking through Romans 1:18-32 for Sunday School. This passage teaches...

Living in the Light: An Inconsistency in the Grammatical-Historical Hermeneutic

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Feb 8, 2021 | Theology |

I’ve sat on this blog post for some time and there have been times I thought it might not ever be...

The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Feb 1, 2021 | Theology |

We are working through the book of Ephesians at Perryville Second Baptist Church. Recently, we...

An Age Old Question: What do you think about the End Times?

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jan 25, 2021 | Theology |

Recently, I took a seminary examination that posed the following question. I thought I would post...

God’s Hatred of Sin and the Coming Judgment

Posted by Allen Nelson IV | Jan 18, 2021 | Theology |

Since God is unchangeably holy, His hatred of sin has not changed. God will always have an intense...

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