Today I recorded a video commenting on a video published by Alistair Begg back in September. If you would like that thirty-minute episode, please contact me at standingbeforegodblog@gmail.com, or if you are a friend of mine, feel free to contact me directly. I retain the right to deny any request as I would prefer sendingContinue reading “Alistair Begg, Weddings, Grace and Truth in a Twisted World”
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Scripture is Supreme Book Review
This is an important, easy to read book. It’s about why the Bible is important. In it, Tim Chester explains why the Bible is the supreme authority as a guide in life, a guide to God, and the authority over all other authorities. If you don’t know about what the Bible (Scripture) is or whyContinue reading “Scripture is Supreme Book Review”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 13 – God’s Glory in Redemption, According to Jonathan Edwards
You can read post 12 here, or find the series overview page here. Redemption was God’s end in creating the universe through the communication of His goodness. Redemption and the new creation are the end (or the goal) of the old creation “as the use of a house is the end of… building it.”[1]Continue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 13 – God’s Glory in Redemption, According to Jonathan Edwards”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 12 – God’s Glory in Creation, According to Jonathan Edwards
You can read Post 11 here, or find the series page here. In all things, God is pursuing the shining out and spreading forth His supreme end in creation: His glory. That one glory consists of His fullness as the Triune God, and the communication of Himself. This “fulness of God,” said Edwards,Continue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 12 – God’s Glory in Creation, According to Jonathan Edwards”
True Spiritual Warfare
Earlier today, on January 15, 2024, Peter Mead put out a post entitled “Is Our View of Satan Too Small?” I highly recommend that you read this small blog post. You can find it via this link: What I want to do in this post is expound a bit on his main pointContinue reading “True Spiritual Warfare”
God’s Flaming Glory – God’s Glory in Life, According to Albert Mohler – Post 10
This post analyzes Albert Mohler’s doctrine of God’s glory and its implications for Christian life and mission. Mohler’s emphasis on a theatrical understanding of God’s glory, as opposed to a participatory one, frames his theology. While he acknowledges the believer’s union with Christ, he underscores the primary purpose as beholding and demonstrating God’s glory, contrary to John Calvin.
Immanuel
An Exegetical Essay on Isaiah 7:1-17 Introduction This essay is an exegetical study of Isaiah 7:1-17. The linear flow of this passage is essential, and therefore this essay will largely follow it, exegeting verse by verse. An extensive amount of time will be devoted to the identity and meaning of the Immanuel child, as ImmanuelContinue reading “Immanuel”
Rightly Relating Biblical and Systematic Theology
Have you ever been confused by the difference between Biblical theology and Systematic theology? Yeah, me too. And that’s why I’m glad I wrote this paper. This paper describes what Biblical theology and Systematic theology are, while explaining how they differ. In it, I state the necessity for both theological methods, and give a caseContinue reading “Rightly Relating Biblical and Systematic Theology”
Biblical Economics
This essay explores what economics is according to the Bible. It makes the case that Biblical Economics is capitalism motivated by compassion and guided by wisdom. My desire is to present Biblical Economics in a way that is easy for the average reader to understand, without relying on technical or academic language. I pray itContinue reading “Biblical Economics”
A Devotional on Isaiah 40:27-31
In this passage, God speaks to people who are distressed and exhausted. They are tired because of their circumstances. And so they cried out to God, and this is how He answered them.
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 