Today I want to discuss the concept of a circumcised HEART. This study reveals the internal consistency of God’s character and scriptural statements across both the Old and New Testaments. The texts I’ll use are: As usual, in my OT…
I’ve named this the conditional statement chapter. A conditional statement is one where some hypothesis is followed by a conclusion. The old IF….THEN statement. You’ve seen this, especially if you’re a computer programmer. Before we begin, a few words about…
This John Wesley sermon dates back to December 30th, 1788. Wesley sets out to reveal the differences between walking by faith and walking by sight. “We walk by faith, not by sight” -II Corinthians 5:7 Wesley, states that these few…
“For LET this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5 from the Douay-Rheims 1899 version Before we elucidate what the mind of Christ is, let’s pay close attention to the word “let” here. Let implies…
One of the biggest controversies within the book of Isaiah is the use of the word SERVANT. Sometimes servant clearly refers to Israel. Sometimes servant is referring to a king, prophetic leader, or the Messiah. Sometimes it’s unclear. Part of…
Many people deny that there is any such thing as free will. It’s easily argued we don’t have free will about everything- For instance, we certainly didn’t choose where or who we were born to. We didn’t choose the…
Today we are going to look at Philippians 2:12-13. The King James Version follows: 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation…
This is the second installment of my Chasing Wesley series. This is from his sermon “Causes Of Inefficacy Of Christianity.” To view the full sermon The theme for this sermon by John Wesley is why isn’t Christianity more effective? How…
Today we will look at the well known passage in 2 Peter 1 concerning the DIVINE NATURE of God. Here it is in the King James Version: According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain…
This will be the first installment in my series on John Wesley’s sermons. I chose to begin with “The More Excellent Way.” If you’d like to view the text online, it’s available on this website. I’m working from “The Complete…