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The Prophet Isaiah is told to bring words of comfort to Israel in exile. These words help to ground God's people in His character. This truth remains today as churches experience times of transition.
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Near the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus is put on trial by both the religious and civil courts of His day. During these final moments, John records three sets of characters and their responses to the truth claims of Christ. Follow along with me as we look at the responses of Simon Peter, the Sanhedrin, and Pilate; and as we come to our response to the Truth laid out in Scripture. Jesus begins the Sermon the Mount with the world-famous Beatitudes. Often touted by progressive Christians as a social justice how-to, the Beatitudes are far from that. Instead, they represent an evangelistic call to repent from sin and grow in godliness. These eight steps, then, represent a stairway to heaven. At the dedication of the newly built Temple, Solomon prays not only for the building, but also for the people who will worship God therein. As we enter into a new year, it is vitally important to know the tools required for developing a biblical worldview. Solomon gives those to us in his prayer of dedication. Two godly women display two very different responses to being in the presence of the Lord. One is good, but the other is better. What can we learn from these two sisters in how our lives and churches are to be oriented? Understanding God’s Decretive, Preceptive, and Affective wills not only gives us a helpful tool of interpretation for our personal study of the Word, but also reveals to us the beauty of God's grace. The fear of the Lord is hating ungodliness. The fear of the Lord is loving His Word. The fear of the Lord is submitting to Scripture. The fear of the Lord is eternal security. Godly love builds up in faithful and faith-filled community through the application of peace and conscientiousness. This faithful and faith-filled community is itself edified by a biblically regulated worship life; which contains praying, giving, singing, reading, and teaching. When this worship is rightly ordered, it edifies the saints—the Body of Christ that has not forsaken its solemn assembly and call to unity, purity, and maturity. A certain level of integrity is needed for living sound doctrine. In this message, I touch the tip of the iceberg of the Reformed tradition of the regulative principle of worship. Who gets to dictate the activities and even attitudes of our worship? Biblical Christianity is not surprised to find the answer is God Himself. |
About the SeriesSound doctrine is more than theological study, it is a biblical command to understand and live faithfully. All Christians are called to be equipped for the work of ministry, and this comes through the application of sound doctrine. Categories
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