Read 2 Peter 1:19-21 … When interpreting and understanding the Scriptures, one is often faced with ideas that seem to go against what has been learned or long understood. This is certainly not surprising, many people come to the Scriptures to peel back the layers of their own lives or to find comfort for the … Continue reading Baggage
Month: May 2021
Joining or Adding?
Read Colossians 2:8-10 … There are always a multitude of opinions when one begins to discuss the use or abuse of creeds or confessions. Many have been reciting and living by creeds and confessions for so long they become very protective when perceived attacks appear. Others have hardly any exposure to those statements of faith … Continue reading Joining or Adding?
The False Teacher
Read Jude … Jude is a wonderful little letter that can be located just before John’s Apocalypse in the New Testament Scriptures. Jude starts the epistle on a high note, telling his readers that it was his desire to speak to them about their “common salvation,” but because of current circumstances, Jude actually found himself … Continue reading The False Teacher
Being Liberal
Read Galatians 5:13-15 … The idea of being liberal has become an idea that some are uncomfortable either applying to themselves or that others bristle at when applied to them. Yet, as was recently noted in conversation between some preaching brothers, “We should all be liberal.” The problem with such a statement is in the … Continue reading Being Liberal