During last Sunday’s preaching, one of the main applications of the preaching pastor is to “grow in the gospel.” That is, to saturate ourselves with the truths of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. I thought to myself, “How do I do this practically? How do I experientially grow in the gospel?” Here are a few …
Exactly a month ago, I was in the middle of work while blasting my usual afternoon playlist when I received a devastating message – one of my childhood friends died of COVID-19. I found myself speechless for several hours trying to process how he could be gone just like that – no warnings, no goodbyes. My friend and …
It’s the new year, and you may have noticed that people have been suspiciously kind over social media the past day or two. I’ll admit, it is pretty nice that for a couple of days we can forego the fake news items, the hatred over which theological stand is better than the other, and the …
For a church that may be just discovering deeper doctrine and theology, this may create a lot tension to the people who are naturally entrenched in traditions and teachings that they have gotten used to. But biblical truths are like this by nature — they create tension in churches where biblical truth have not been …
“Salvation history”, “redemption plan”, “all Scripture culminates to the purpose of God to save and the revelation of Christ as the Messiah” – all of these terms are usually heard in the pulpit of a Christ-believing church. I grew up in a church as a pastor’s kid and never did I encounter the term Biblical …
Dapat nating balikan ang makasaysayang pananampalatayang Cristiano. Kinakailangan nito ang seryosong pag-aaral ng Bibliya, at para sa ilan ay kasali dito ang radikal na pagsasaayos ng kanilang buong pananaw o pagtingin sa mga bagay-bagay, pati na rin ang paraan at direksyon ng kanilang mga ginagawa sa buhay Cristiano. Para sa lahat, nangangahulugan ito ng panibagong …
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The story of the Protestant Reformation is a recovery of the gospel. At yung gospel na ito ay summarized in the five solas of the Reformation. Ang salitang sola ay Latin for alone. In clear contrast sa plus-and doctrines ng Catholic Church. At the heart of the gospel is the doctrine of justification by grace …
The “Trend” If Goliath will join today’s cosplay, he has a lot of personas available to choose from. He can go as depression, financial crisis, family struggles, and this latest pandemic—COVID-19. Perhaps, this me-centered approach in hermeneutics has been rampant for years whether in pulpit, Sunday school, Christian literature, and sermon exhortations. This methodology of …
In 2009, as we were preparing for the theme of our next youth camp, we were confronted with a simple question that altered how we do ministry. Are we training disciples in the gospel for life and ministry or just entertaining them every year? It became apparent that most participants got more excited in our …
Humble Calvinism is a call for all Calvinist to bow down to humility. As believers of the doctrine of grace, we have the tendency to puff ourselves in front of Arminians and sadly to unbelievers. Rather that have that attitude and because we have the biblical truth, we must clothe ourselves with utmost humility that …
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