Musings of a Mere Christian

1 min read 2021-09-20 18:00:00

The Immutable God

One difficult doctrine for Christians to understand is the Immutability of God—that the eternal God who creates, sustains, and directs all things

1 min read 2021-08-06 22:10:00

The question of both the biblical basis and the necessity of affirming the theology affiliated with the Council of Nicaea has again become a matter

1 min read 2021-07-05 21:05:00

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that

1 min read 2021-06-10 04:35:00

Scripture is normative for our theology and must remain our everyday text, as one of my PhD students, the leading Dalit theologian, Binu C. Paul,

1 min read 2021-02-05 19:38:00

“Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith” (Hebrews

1 min read 2020-12-11 00:18:00

III. The Giver of LifeThe Holy Spirit of God gives life to us in Christ and puts to death the sin nature that is killing us.Jesus gave the Holy

1 min read 2020-12-09 04:58:00

II. IntimateAt the deepest place in every single human heart is the need for intimacy with a person totally safe, entirely powerful, incredibly

1 min read 2020-11-23 07:23:00

In the Bible, three persons are revealed to be God—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit

1 min read 2020-11-02 03:56:00

The final year of Judah’s king Uzziah heralded a tumult in politics. The rising pagan storm of Assyria was blowing away the small nations of the

1 min read 2020-10-27 18:42:00

Many conscientious pastors, along with other Christian teachers in the churches, are trying to help our sisters and brothers in Christ discern how to

1 min read 2020-10-13 17:00:00

The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, recently granted a signal honor by inviting me to present the 2020

1 min read 2020-09-27 22:40:00

“Election!” “Choice!” “Vote!” We hear much about “electing” these days. Yesterday, President Donald Trump “chose” to nominate

1 min read 2020-07-19 18:52:00

"Nothing can take the place of the Christian ministry. The progress of civilization, the making of many books, the increase of schools and

1 min read 2020-04-13 06:30:00

Senior Pastor: Welcome to our Lord’s Supper celebration at Lakeside Baptist Church. We invite our members to gather physically with any members

1 min read 2020-03-15 18:24:00

Our Lord God, we beg you to grant us soundness in mind, health in body, and vigor in spiritual witness during this worldwide epidemic of the Novel