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The “One Anothers”

These “one anothers,” it should be mentioned, are absolutely crucial in the right function of the local church. Without a general and genuine desire to walk in them, local churches will fall into a state of disrepair and heartache.

The Father as Father of the Son

Following the Apostles’ Creed, the answer to Q. 25 of An Orthodox Catechism begins, “I believe in the everlasting Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…”

An Exposition of Hebrews 12:7-11

If a person endures or perseveres under the chastening of the Lord, they are dealt with as sons. “[Because],” our text says, “what son is there whom a father does not chasten?”

The Two Natures of Christ

Our satisfaction, Mediator, and deliverer, must be fully divine and yet fully human, while also being only one Person. There is a crucial excerpt from the Athanasian Creed which helps further elaborate upon the two natures of our Mediator— [The Son] is God from the essence of the Father, begotten before time; and he isContinueContinue reading “The Two Natures of Christ”

The Consistency of the Triune God’s Justice

All other world religions, especially Islam and Judaism, fail to recognize true justice in God.

The Difference Between Grace & Mercy

What is the difference between mercy and grace, assuming there is one?

Biblical Bravery & How to Improve It

Bravery is commended in the Scriptures. But there are two basic forms of bravery: Bravery one has in themselves, and bravery one has because of Another. The heathen often found bravery in themselves. As they searched for self-glory, so too would they exalt themselves unto a kind of worldly bravery and confidence in the flesh.ContinueContinue reading “Biblical Bravery & How to Improve It”

An Exposition of Hebrews 11:17-19

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him inContinueContinue reading “An Exposition of Hebrews 11:17-19”

God’s Free Grace Defined

When we say “free grace,” what do we speak of? Broadly, we speak of the gospel itself and thus free grace and the gospel are to be identified with one another. The gospel is the free grace of God wherein the Father forgives our sins through the blood and righteousness of His Son, and thisContinueContinue reading “God’s Free Grace Defined”

Defining Evil

In the previous sermon, we defined God, as it were, as absolute goodness, in whom there is no darkness. Philosophers throughout history have come up with many different definitions of evil. Some have considered evil as an opposing or competing substance to the good. This is found in Plato and is recapitulated in the laterContinueContinue reading “Defining Evil”