Enjoying the First but Longing for the Second

Each Christmas season, the air is filled with smells and bells. Kitchens are filled with lavish meals and desserts, while churches are filled with joyful worshipers. For a brief time, all is right. Fellowship is preferred; faith, hope, and love are expressed; carols and hymns abound, and Christ is honored. But here is something to think … More Enjoying the First but Longing for the Second

Won’t You Admit It So You Can Enjoy It?

The doctrine of predestination is one that troubles many a soul. To a segment of Christendom, predestination is a misrepresentation of God and Scripture. To them, one ought not present a Deity who sovereignly selects, before the beginning of time, to deliver justice to some and mercy to others. Therefore, many in anti-predestinarian camps disagree with the … More Won’t You Admit It So You Can Enjoy It?