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February 2010
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Progress Report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force
Below is a video in which Dr. Ronnie Floyd the Chairman of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force of the Southern Baptist Convention gives concerning the work he and the task force will give to the convention this coming June. It is long but very informative.
Dr. Ronnie Floyd has been a pastor for over 33 [...]
Religion Can Get In the Way Of Your Own Salvation Part 2
If you have always gone to church you could have trouble accepting the truth that you need a spiritual rebirth. According to Jesus’ teaching everyone “must be born again.”
We all need to be twice born. Once “from above,” or a supernatural rebirth.
Christianity at its very core, is about our each having a supernatural rebirth. This [...]
Religion Can Get In The Way Of Your Own Salvation
Many Christians were raised in the church. For some this Christian heritage gets in the way of their own salvation. In John Jesus talks to someone whose spiritual heritage is getting in the way of his own salvation. His name is Nicodemus and he has one of the most impressive spiritual resumes in all of [...]
Making the Most of What We Know Concerning God
Our only means of knowing God is through His revelation. God reveals Himself to us in two ways, general and special revelation. Special revelation is progressive (proceeds gradually or in stages). We see the progressive nature of God’s special revelation in the revelation of His personal name to Moses.
2 God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and [...]
Being A Godly Father Part 2
Another way in which Satan attacks men and their families is to make it as difficult as possible for us to accomplish our God given role as spiritual leader. Too few men take the responsibility of being the spiritual leader in their home seriously. One pictures a typical Christian family preparing for be with Mom [...]
Being a Godly Father
As a Christian man (by Christian I mean one who loves Christ and gives Him first place their life) the best thing which you can do for your children is to love their mother. (This is the subject of the devotions “Being a Godly Man” Part 1 and 2). Many books have been and continue [...]
Being A Godly Man Part 2
Satan’s modus operandi (a distinct pattern of operation that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime) is to divide and conquer. He seeks to destroy the affection that husbands have for their wife and the affection which a wife has for her husband. As a Christian man it [...]
Being A Godly Man
Being a Christian is the hardest thing I do in my life. Being a good husband and father is no picnic either. The reason for this difficulty to lead a Christian life and maintain the important relationships in life is because we are attacked by Satan regularly. This is called Spiritual Warfare. We should pray [...]
The Gift I Did Not Want Became The Gift I Will Always Treasure
Just before I met my wife and while we were dating God was working mightily in my heart. After we had been dating for a few months I began going to church with her. I was learning to be a churchgoer, but the changes I needed to make deep within my soul had not yet [...]
THE PURITAN VIEW OF MARRIAGE SEX DIVORCE AND FAMILY
Happy Valentines Day! I hope today brings you and your sweetheart great joy. There is a great deal of misinformation in our society related to marriage, love and sex. Below is a paper I wrote while working on my Ph. D. at Southern. I had always thought that the Puritans were sexually repressed and prudish. [...]
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