Paul’s heart is broken for his countrymen. From his own personal experience, he understands how immersed someone can be in zealous religion and yet remain so far from divine reconciliation and intimacy. It grieves Paul that his Jewish brothers and fathers are so religiously active and remained relationally alienated. It gives him no pleasure to quote Isaiah: But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held … More He Holds Out His Hands
In Acts 13, Paul was in the midst of his first missionary campaign. On one particular day he found himself worshiping in the local synagogue in Pisidian Antioch. As was the Jewish custom, a portion of the Law was first read. Following this, a reading from the Prophets was presented. Then, at the point in the service … More Evangelical Preaching in the House of Worship
We believe God knows absolutely everything. There is nothing he does not see coming. He is omniscient. We believe God foreordains absolutely everything. He has a plan. We believe God providentially guides everything. He is omnipresent and omnipotent, and he is performing his plan. A bird cannot fall from the sky, and a hair cannot fall … More Limited Atonement and Unlimited Announcement
Unfathomable Grace 