An Outpouring of Grace

Joe | February 10, 2010

It amazes me still, how many times the Bible states that we are saved by grace and not works.
It amazes me still, how some churches will teach a doctrine that differs than what is plainly taught in the Bible.
Paul writes to Titus:
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, [...]

The Prophecy of Zacharias: Part IV

Joe | December 16, 2009

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series The Prophecy of Zacharias

After Zacharias had been mute for nine months, he was filled with the Holy Spirit and uttered a wonderful prophecy about Jesus and John the Baptist.
He prophesied about Jesus being God’s “horn of salvation,” and then explained God’s love for His people by His covenant. This covenant is the one He made with Abraham several [...]

The Prophecy of Zacharias: Part III

Joe | December 14, 2009

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series The Prophecy of Zacharias

Thus far, we have looked at the events that lead up to Zacharias being mute for nine months while his wife was pregnant with John the Baptist. We were able to see the plan of God behind this malady and how he was filled with the Holy Spirit to give us such a remarkable prophecy [...]

Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Philadelphia

Joe | November 30, 2009

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

So far, we’ve looked at the first five of seven letters Jesus writes to the churches of Asia Minor.
The letters we have looked at so far are:

Ephesus: “The Light of Asia”
Smyrna: “The Church of Suffering”
Pergamum: “The Pagan Church”
Thyatira: “The Church of Romanism”
Sardis: “The Protestant Church”

We now come to Philadelphia. It’s one of my favorite letters. [...]

Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Thyatira

Joe | November 20, 2009

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

We previously looked at Jesus’ third letter he wrote to the church at Pergamum, “the pagan church.” Pergamum resumed the theme of the first letter to Ephesus, with both words of commendation and condemnation.
The fourth letter to the church of Thyatira has both words, with some additional stipulations. We look at this letter today.
Thyatira: The [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.