There was a criticism raise against my book by an amazon reviewer specifically on my treatment of the doctrine of election (and predestination). Here, NT Wright speaks to the criticism. With this, SFP never claims to have the scope to go into great...
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” (The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society...
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship (Rom 12:1). Service and sacrifice is a form of worship. This verse refers back to...
This is an abbreviated version of my Commencement Address at the 2015 EBS Graduation that took place today (May 15, 2015). Philippians 2 paints for us a wonderful portrait. It is a portrait of the character of Christ. As the stated goal of EBS is to...
This is from Stacey’s blog about the message Junior and I preached yesterday. She’s an excellent writer. Enjoy! Sunday’s when Matt and Junior preach together are my very favorite, always. Neither of them were planning on...
I mentioned in my last post that Jesus’ teaching was subtle. I chalked this up to the vastness of his teaching. I said that the reason he was so subtle is because what he was saying was so multi-faceted that one cannot grasp it all at first glance...
Something that has always struck me about the Gospels is that the disciples always seem to be confused about what Jesus was teaching them. It is almost as if they are always one or two steps behind. The greatest story of this is the climactic moment...