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Psalm 96:10-13 God Will Judge!

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Do you know that feeling when you start to tell someone about the Lord and you realize they do not already know Him? Do you get a pit in your stomach sometimes—a warning not to go there? Our natural response to difficulty is sometimes “flight.” Telling your neighbor that God will not only judge him or her but that God is right to do so can be frightening! It is no wonder we fail so many times in our evangelism—it is truly counter to our flesh’s desires for comfort!

Book Review — The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians

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How far should professing Christians go in pursuit of unity? When and how should we disagree with each other? Are there ever circumstances when we should break fellowship? The thorough look into church history in The Story of Creeds and Confessions serves as a helpful reminder to seek and speak the truth humbly and in love.

Everything You Need To Understand the Culture

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Our practice at ThingsAbove.Us is to write about whatever we want always with an end goal toward our mission and to have some fun too. Sometimes that’s verse-by-verse exegesis. Other times, that means critiquing pro sports. Once in a while, we write articles that help you think through current events such as political or social … Read more

Book Review — Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 1: Revelation and God

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The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls takes its title from the Reformation era conviction that justification by faith is the dividing line between the biblical gospel and man-centered efforts to earn favor with God. Matthew Barrett serves as editor and co-author with several significant theologians. In the forward, D.A. Carson writes that nothing is more important than the subject of this massive volume (15). The book is organized into four parts, grouping the chapters by looking at justification according to what the Bible itself teaches, theological perspectives on the doctrine, church history, and pastoral practice.

Posts YOU Need to Read (2019 Edition)

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Instead of a pSaturday Psalm post (which I didn’t have time to write this week), I decided to share some of my favorite posts from 2019, (one from each TAU author). http://thingsabove.us/46-years-of-failure/ http://thingsabove.us/whiteness-ekemini-uwan/ http://thingsabove.us/9-common-emotional-situational-pornography-triggers/ http://thingsabove.us/received-into-the-number-a-theology-of-adoption-part-iii-the-suffering-of-job-and-the-fatherless/ http://thingsabove.us/draw-near-to-god-part-3/ http://thingsabove.us/good-reputations/ http://thingsabove.us/discipleship-is-not-a-luxury-its-a-necessity/ http://thingsabove.us/the-send-conference-just-set-missions-back-decades/ http://thingsabove.us/psalm-119_1-4-blessed/  

2019 Advent Devotionals – Week 4

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Whether or not the liturgical calendar is even on your radar, we hope these devotions give you an opportunity to think about the incarnation, the reason Jesus came, and afford you the opportunity to dialogue with your family and others about the glory and greatness of Christ our treasure and King. This is week 4 … Read more

Book Review — The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls

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The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls takes its title from the Reformation era conviction that justification by faith is the dividing line between the biblical gospel and man-centered efforts to earn favor with God. Matthew Barrett serves as editor and co-author with several significant theologians. In the forward, D.A. Carson writes that nothing is more important than the subject of this massive volume (15). The book is organized into four parts, grouping the chapters by looking at justification according to what the Bible itself teaches, theological perspectives on the doctrine, church history, and pastoral practice.

Psalm 119:93-96 — Limited Perfection

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We Remember Psalms 119:93 ESV I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. One of the most depressing themes of scripture is the frequency and ease with which the people of God tend to forget what He has said. The Scripture is replete with reminders (1 Corinthians 15:1; Jude 1:5,17; … Read more

Six Friends You Need

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One of the things that is most helpful to me is hearing different perspectives from friends and acquaintances. We are constantly opining about the world around us and it is in a multitude of counselors that we find victory (Proverbs 24:5). With that in mind, here are six categories of friends where I think we … Read more

Penal Substitutionary Atonement: The Very Thing We Need to Overcome Racial and Socialist Agendas

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All sound theology flows from a proper and biblical understanding of the atonement of Christ. Juxtaposed to this, every heresy or agenda in some way will distort or redefine the cross. Knowing the biblical reason(s) for why Christ died is critical, essential, and foundational to immunizing ourselves from the heretical diseases that seem to abound … Read more