The title is a mouth-full, I know. But several days ago the Lord began to deal with me about some foundational principles of worship, and these three words were the best descriptions I could think of. If we can understand these three components, it will revolutionize our worship. As someone who has been raised in…
The other day as I was reading 2 Corinthians I noticed a powerful parallel that sheds some light (pun intended, as you'll see) on how we understand God's nature. When I saw this connection, it was a revelatory moment that strengthened my understanding of "the mighty God in Christ." As an introduction, some people may…
We tend to idealize the great apostle Paul: he saved many souls, wrote a big chunk of our New Testament, did great things for the kingdom of God. But we also need to understand that things were often terrible for Paul. Of the many things that he suffered, Paul was beaten by the Jews five times…
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article, Our Father and Our Lord, discussing the distinction between Jesus and God the Father. This dimension of our Christology is so important, and I really feel like it is underemphasized by a lot of Oneness believers. By focusing on Jesus' true humanity we gain so much. We find…
As I was reading my Greek New Testament the other day I made an interesting discovery. I was reading the passage where it talks about the qualifications of deacons and deacons' wives Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the…
Jesus and the Father are both God; but there is only one God; but Jesus and the Father are distinct from one another---how can we reconcile these distinctions? How can we explain these truths without explaining them away? Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus give us some powerful verses to help us understand these powerful…
As I've been studying the pastoral epistles, I keep being impressed with just how often Paul stresses the importance of doctrine to the two young men that he is mentoring. In an age where so many preachers want to give inspirational sermons, I feel like the emphasis on doctrine in these books is extremely relevant…
