In this series, we have been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly...
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Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part VII- Adoption and Systematic Theology
In this series, we have been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly...
Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part VI- Adoption and Biblical Theology
“See the true and better Adam; come to save the hellbound man.” – Come Behold the Wondrous...
Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part V- Adoption and Historical Theology
In this series, we have been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly call to care for orphans and as a picture of how He saves undeserving sinners in need of a right relationship with Him. You can read Parts I, II, and III and IV here. In...
Reformation Day – Luther and the 95 Theses
October 31st, 2019 marks the 502nd anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. As confessional protestants, many of us recognize the Reformation as a recovery of the gospel. Here is a brief look at who and what sparked the Reformation and why it matters. Who was Martin...
Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part IV- Adoption in the New Testament
In this series, we have been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly call to care for orphans and as a picture of how He saves undeserving sinners in need of right relationship with Him. You can read Parts I , II, and III here. In this...
Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part III- The Suffering of Job and the Fatherless
In this series, we’ve been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly call to care for orphans and as a picture of how He saves undeserving sinners in need of a right relationship with Him. You can read Parts I and II here. In this article, we...
A Letter to a Soul Seeking Jesus: #2
This series is a group of six letters written by Robert Murray M'Cheyenne contained in The Memoirs and Remains of Robert Murray M'Cheyene by Andrew Bonar. I first heard about these letters on the Behold Your God podcast. I have adapted these letters (as in updating...
A Letter to a Soul Seeking Jesus: #1
This series is a group of six letters written by Robert Murray M'Cheyenne contained in The Memoirs and Remains of Robert Murray M'Cheyene by Andrew Bonar. I first heard about these letters on the Behold Your God podcast. I have adapted these letters (as in updating...
Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part II – Adoption in the Old Testament
In this series, we are looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly call to care for orphans and as a picture of how He saves undeserving sinners in need of a right relationship with Him. You can read Part I here. In this article, we will see how...
Draw Near to God – Part 3
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. This is James 4:8a and what we’ve been looking at together over the last couple of posts. In this final post, we want to look at how to obey this verse and what we are doing when we don’t obey this verse. How to obey this...
Draw Near to God – Part 2
We’ve been talking about James 4:8. Last time we looked at how this verse is a command, a commitment, and a comfort. In this post, we want to continue to think rightly about the truth we receive from this great verse. Scripture is God’s self-revelation to man. And...
Contentment or Bust: Trinitarian Satisfaction — Part 2
God will work when He pleases, how He pleases, and by what means He pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but He will perform His Word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek Him. Matthew Henry As a Bulls fan and Illinois-boy, Michael Jordan, of...
Contentment or Bust — Part 1
Super Mario Strikers was a totally underrated video game back in the day. It was nuts. It was basically Super Mario Kart on a soccer field, sans cart, which, if you ask me and my friends was perfecto [insert Italian finger kiss]. You collected shells and bananas that...
Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption – Part I
I have a confession to make. When I was growing up, there was a time when I thought adopted children were not “real” sons and daughters in their family. This was in the 1970s and 80s when adoption tended to be more of a private matter. Whenever an adopted child would...