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Read Matthew 4:1-10 Here’s the situation. You are away on a business trip; you are lonely and want some company. And, it is far too easy to locate such company just down the corner. So you go to your room,…
Read Mt 3:11-17 Baptism can be a confusing topic. This symbol, however, is so important that God the Father had God the Son baptized. Thankfully, he also provides clear information on baptism’s import. Baptism is a symbol; it’s a logo…
My name is David. So, it seems, is nearly every other man I meet. OK. I am exaggerating a bit, but my entire life I have been surrounded by Davids – grade school, sports teams, church, the neighborhood. Family moves…
According to Herman Bavinck, it is only the Christian faith that consistently maintains both God’s absoluteness and his intimate, personal nearness to creatures. All unbelieving philosophies inevitably pit one against the other. Pantheism, for instance, dissolves God’s transcendence and Deism…
I offered a longer review of David’s book over at First Thoughts a few weeks ago so my overall appreciation of David’s analysis and argument should be evident. Thus, here I want to offer a line of critique or, if…
In an age when “knowing” and “comprehending” are generally taken to be interchangeable concepts, to confess God as incomprehensible may seem odd. Yet such was nearly the universal confession of the Church prior to the Modern period.[1] Moreover, God’s incomprehensibility…
Read Matthew 3:8-12 For Jesus, Repentance was a mainstay in his preaching and ministry. It is a first truth in the first gospel. It has an early place in the scheme of truth. As we continue to explore the vital…
“Wonderful are your works and my soul knows it very well.” (Ps 139:14b, ESV) One chief evidence of gospel grace in the life of the believer is wonder. The Lord God himself and his care for us should dumbfound us.…
You may think this quasi strange, but I have an affinity for certain Latin words. The fact is, you actually know and use many of them too. Have you ever felt like a persona non grata? Do you cheer for…
Read Matthew 3:1-1 Repentance is a medicine that we need in regular dosage. That sounds rather bracing, I know. But think about it. Most of us view repentance as something which is unusual or over-and-done-with at conversion. Repentance is viewed…
