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A lawyer asked Jesus a question to test Him: “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. A second is like it: […]
The following is a loose transcript of a response given on the WWUTT podcast, episode 2225, answering a question about an apology recently given by J.D. Greear, pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, NC, and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. You can listen to the episode by clicking here. Dear Pastor Gabe […]
In Daniel 2:20-22, we read that it is God who “changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.” This is […]
The comments I’ve been making on social media about Roman Catholicism have attracted the attention of some higher profile Roman Catholics, including former White House speech writer Joshua Charles, pro-life advocate Abby Johnson, and Catholic Answers, “the world’s largest database of answers about the beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith.” Last week, on May […]
Introduction John 3:16 is one of the most famous verses in the Bible and considered by many to be a one-verse summary of the gospel: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” This is understood to have […]
In 1 Timothy 6:13-15, the Apostle Paul said to his protege Timothy, “I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in His testimony befor Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our […]
In Matthew 21, we read about Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, to the shouts of people saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” He then cleansed the temple of the merchants and money changers, turning over their tables and driving out all who bought […]
At the beginning of Jude’s letter, he wrote, “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago […]
Our church just finished up a 7-week series on eschatology. Among our elders, all four of the end-times views are represented—historic premillennialism, dispensational premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. My sermon was on amillennialism, which I posted to my blog last week. You can listen to other messages in this series by going to fbclindale.com. The following […]
The following is a message that I gave at my church, First Baptist Church in Lindale, TX, on Sunday, September 26, 2021. We just finished up a Sunday evening series on eschatology, in which all four end-times views were presented in this order: historic premillennialism, amillennialism, dispensationalism, and postmillennialism. All of the messages can be […]
Proverbs 31:8-9 says, “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.” No doubt you’ve heard about the abortion ban that went into effect in the state of Texas a week ago, making abortion illegal if an […]
Last week on social media, I made the following post: All women who have had abortions are mothers—they’re mothers of the children they have murdered. Repent of your sin before Jesus Christ, and He will have mercy on you. He will forgive you, and He will restore you. Lest you perish before God in judgment. […]
In 1 Corinthians 1:18-19, the Apostle Paul said, “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning, I will thwart.'” […]
The following is a guest post from Tobby E. Smith, pastor of Memorial Baptist Church in New Castle, IN. My appreciation to him for taking the time to write this article and tackle the recent sermon plagiarism controversy. Sermon plagiarism is a hot button issue right now, especially in the wake of the Ed Litton […]
This past week on the podcast, we read through 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, where the Apostle Paul says the following: “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For […]