For His Glory!
In the last post we learned we cannot encounter God and remain unchanged, following Jesus will cost us everything, and that following Jesus is more than just saying we do but is instead a heart matter. Proximity does not equal intimacy. In this post we will take a closer look at what we are before … Read more
So, what does being a Christian mean according to Scripture? Unlike the 12 Disciples of Jesus in Scripture, we don’t have the physical person of Jesus to walk behind anymore so what does following Jesus look like? Many people seem to think that following Jesus/being a Christian means having an emotional experience one time, saying … Read more
This is the first post of my next series of unknown length. I debated what to write this next series about and after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to undertake a very daunting series: “What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus?” When I first felt the Spirit leading me to this task I … Read more
The last piece of the foundation for this blog is Soli Deo Gloria, to the Glory of God Alone. The tagline of this blog is “For His Glory” for a reason. His glory is the reason for all of this. Not just this blog but also life in general. Creation. Salvation. It is all for … Read more
The fourth piece of the foundation for this blog is Solus Christus, Christ Alone. This has been talked about a little in the Sola Gratia post but here it will be fletched out in a more intentional way. While both the Old and New Testaments point to Christ, I will mainly focus on the New … Read more
Third in this series of the 5 Solas is Sola Gratia, Grace Alone. So then, what is grace? One of the ways I have heard grace explained is, “Grace is getting something good we could never deserve.” The analogy I was taught with highlighted the differences between Justice, Mercy and Grace using the example of … Read more
Sola Fide, Faith Alone, is the second piece of the foundation for this blog. Faith alone is a fundamental precept to understanding this blog and God. Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to be saved. There is no other path of heaven. John 14:6, “Jesus told them, “I am the way, the truth, … Read more
On the Laying Foundations Page of this blog there are 5 basic pieces of the foundation this blog is based on. The first piece I will expound upon is Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone. The 66 books of the Old and New Testament of the Bible are the only source of absolute truth. All major … Read more