Daniel 6

"The King of the animals could not defeat the King of the earth" anon
We should have the confidence of the Hebrew men.

Romans 5 Offending God

Romans 5 is on my schedule for Sunday. Paul once again deals with personal responsibility - accountability for our actions. I noticed that Thayer said an offense is a "deviation from truth and uprightness". It seems to be identified with the outcome of "amartia". It is a purposeful activity and not accidental in nature [paraptwma]. BB Taylor wrote that it consists of a "wrecked relationship with God." I fear we have become so callosed by sin that we do not even care if we offend a fellow believer [whom we can see], let alone God [whom we cannot see] .

Tour Through Romans

Romans 4:1-25
I have never preached through the book of Romans before this month. [It will continue]. My plan is to select a certain chiasm of each chapter. Paul tells us about being among the blessed (4: 7). It is great to be reminded of that now and then. When we become weary in well doing - it becomes even more urgent to remember our position before God.

Labor Day 2009

There was a recent conference in Scotland which contains messages concerning the preaching style of Bunyan (and others).

Edinburgh Expositors Conference Audio

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Summer Musings

How quickly the months go by. Apologize for the lack of attention to this blog. The sad news is that another Baptist church closed here in my area. I wished that I had known that it was in the process of closing. Perhaps , by God's grace, we could have kept the doors open.

I have been reading the Torah this summer and with that in mind - I'll comment of the sections I am studying.

I just finished the first 6 chapters of Leviticus. God graciously let His people bring a variety of offerings to be sacrificed. Each person was responsible to bring sacrifice to God. The level of responsibility was according to the ability to achieve the necessary obedience. We often try to match what others are able to bring to God's table. Competition and ego often spell disastrous results. God knows what we are able to bring to Him and He accepts us, not by what we ultimately bring, but the hearts desire to bring it is more important.