I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8
When I was a college-aged student, I almost fell for it. In the first few years of legal adulthood, as the ” emergent ” church movement peaked, I was gobbling up everything I could learn about the Bible, the Lord, and all things Christianity. While most of the content I engaged with was faithful and…
Perhaps one of the hardest things to explain, and yet it bears unpacking when understanding the personality of Holy Spirit, is the truth that He has a will. This is one of the distinct characteristics of any personality, and the Holy Spirit is not an exception. In 1 Corinthians 12 verse 11, we read: “But…
“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30 As we pursue greater fellowship with Him, though it is a somber subject, it is vital to address grieving Holy Spirit. Though the Spirit of God is within you as a believer and will not…
With the close of the Roman Resurrection Road blog series, I took a couple of weeks to decide what was next while I made some transitions in ministry and my personal life. I have felt prompted recently to emphasize the personhood of the Holy Spirit, a subject that tends to be foreign among mainstream Christianity.…
This blog is part of a series of blogs concerning the Resurrection realities found in the book of Romans. To read the intro to this series, go here. We’ve made it to the last official stop on the Roman Resurrection road, and perhaps the most important stop of all. Romans 10:9 is the place where the…
This blog is part of a series of blogs concerning the Resurrection realities found in the book of Romans. To read the intro to this series, go here. We’re coming close to the end of the Roman Resurrection road with only a couple of stops remaining. For now, we stop at Romans 8, often considered the…
This blog is part of a series of blogs concerning the Resurrection realities found in the book of Romans. To read the intro to this series, go here. Our next stop on the Roman Resurrection Road introduces us to an unnecessary “fork” in the road, not because the Word makes it so but because of the…
This blog is part of a series of blogs concerning the Resurrection realities found in the book of Romans. To read the intro to this series, go here. If you’re following this series on the Roman resurrection road, you’ll know that we spent a significant amount of time on identification on last week’s stop. We identify…
This blog is part of a series of blogs concerning the Resurrection realities found in the book of Romans. To read the intro to this series, go here. For me, the greatest explanation of sanctification resides in Romans 6. The latter chunk of the chapter, in verses 19 and 22, talks about how to enter…
This blog is part of a series of blogs concerning the Resurrection realities found in the book of Romans. To read the intro to this series, go here. The next resurrection reality we encounter in Romans happens in Chapter 4, the chapter that provides evidence for justification by faith in the Old Testament: “23 Now…