What Banner Are You Operating Under: thoughts on human nature and the gospel
By Lisa Leidenfrost We speak every day by our actions and words. But are we speaking the truth about God, or lies? It depends on what banner we are operating under when we speak. All of us operate under some kind of banner even when we are not aware of it. Everyone has presuppositions and […]
Pill Poppin’ Christians
By Ben Zornes Orcs and Elves Aged women are given explicit Apostolic instruction to be “not given to much wine (Tit. 2:3).” A deacon’s (and probably elder’s) wife is, among other things, to be sober, νηφαλέους (1 Tim. 3:11). The entire congregation is commanded to not be drunk with wine, but filled with the Spirit […]
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Respect: Part 3
I’ve written about what respect looks like here and here. Today I would like to recommend a book that does a great job of describing what respect looks like and how to do it. It really is a great book on the topic. Here it is Love & Respect, by Emerson Eggerichs. You can find it here. As is often […]
Baptism
Westminster Confession of Faith The Westminster Confession of faith says this about baptism: Chapter 28 – Of Baptism. Section 1.) Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible Church; but also, to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of […]
Respect: Part 2
Yesterday I posted a few Biblical principles regarding how a wife might respect and show honor to her husband. Here are a few practical ideas: Remember that all of this comes in the context of walking with God. You should remember that what you’re trying to do with your husband is to make him the most […]
Live According to God
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For we […]