Stubborn as a Mule
I played Donkey Basketball one time. After that experience, I can say I have firsthand...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 8, 2019 | Theology |
I played Donkey Basketball one time. After that experience, I can say I have firsthand...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 6, 2019 | Theology |
I can’t really document the dates so well, but I think most will generally agree that at the...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 28, 2019 | Theology |
A typical atheist mantra seems to be something along the lines, “God doesn’t exist and...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 25, 2019 | Theology |
Sale Info. Beginning today my second book, Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 22, 2019 | Theology |
A familiar ding of the phone went off. (That’s right, I still walk around with my cellular...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 14, 2019 | Theology |
Last time, we saw that Satan tempts us in doubting God’s Word and downplaying the...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 7, 2019 | Theology |
Satan takes God’s Word and he twists it and he downplays the consequences for disobeying it, and he downplays the consequences for sin. The famous RG Lee quote is pertinent here: “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.”
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 30, 2019 | Theology |
Older generations like to make fun of all the selfies millennials take, and to an extent, that’s warranted. However, the selfie generation in America was here much earlier than the 1980s. The god of self didn’t come along with the iPhone. The iPhone is a fruit of idol worship, not the root of it.
The key attribute of the god of self is autonomy. Essentially autonomony means that “I get to do what I want because I am me. There is no one more important than me. In fact, you can’t spell awesome without ME” (I know, Taylor Swift song reference).
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 23, 2019 | Theology |
What a travesty when local churches are reckless with their doctrinal commitments, soteriological practices, commitment to the Scriptures, worship practices, and church leadership structure all because things are seemingly going “good.” Too many churches take confidence in current worship attendance numbers, weekly offerings, or baptism rates in order to justify practices that are setting up future generations to be taken captive by Babylon, thinking “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?”
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 18, 2019 | Theology |
A Parable Once upon a time, there was a mother with 7 sons. She loved her boys very much and they...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 16, 2019 | Theology |
*The following is an adapted excerpt from Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness by...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 12, 2019 | Theology |
God put the helpless Man to sleep and opened up his side A promise old, intent to keep, to give...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 9, 2019 | Theology |
*The following is an adapted excerpt from Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness by...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Sep 2, 2019 | Theology |
There have been quite a few famous speeches in the course of human history. Winston Churchill and...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 29, 2019 | Theology |
Our church has slowly been making its way through Genesis 1–11 on Sunday mornings. It has been so...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 26, 2019 | Theology |
We noticed the strangest thing when our middle son was 6 years old playing baseball. Now, little...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 22, 2019 | Theology |
One of the things I got to do over the Summer of 2019 was read David Steele’s new book The...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 19, 2019 | Theology |
Sometimes I like to smell books. I’m a weirdo, I know. My wife makes fun of me for it....
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 12, 2019 | Theology |
I love books. I love buying books. I love reading books. I know books aren’t for everyone,...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 9, 2019 | Evangelism, Missions |
I remember a few months after my first son was born that I was going to school 40 hours a week (I...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Aug 5, 2019 | Theology |
We’ve been walking through Genesis 1-11 in our Sunday morning sermon series at Perryville...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 29, 2019 | Theology |
If you’re not a careful reader of Scripture you may have never noticed what Paul says to the...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 22, 2019 | Theology |
Not all of the kings of Judah were good kings. In fact, most of the kings of Judah were not good...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 15, 2019 | Theology |
It may be surprising to many but God is not only concerned that we seek Him, but also how we seek...
Read MorePosted by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 11, 2019 | Evangelism, Theology |
Hell is a real place filled with real people. It is a place of unceasing conscious torment. It is...
Read MoreI CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE COMMUNION BECAUSE THE PRIEST HAVE THE POWER TO DENY ME SO I HAVE TO TAKE…
Astute observation, Katherine!
Thank you, brother Zimmerman!
Solid article Jay. Loved reading through this!
Thanks for commenting. Are you Roman Catholic?