Basic Training

The spiritual war on earth is going to last until the King Himself returns and personally vanquishes the enemy.  We can hope that day will be in the not-too-distant future, but it’s entirely possible that we’ve still got a looooong way to go.  Whichever is the case, just as wise soldiers in any kind of war have always done, we must prepare for the long haul even while we hope for victory relatively soon.

Eternity, Part V - Eternal Life

Lest you should become weary of my tendency to dwell on the unpleasant realities of sin, judgement, and eternal death (realities though they are), we’ll wrap up this look at eternity with a summary of the wonderful truths of God’s forgiveness and the life that awaits the forgiven!

Eternity, Part IV - The Eternal Savior

We've looked at the fall of our first parents and the resulting devastation.  We've looked at some of the promises that God made in the Old Testament era of a coming Savior.  Now let’s look at how the Lord worked His plan out perfectly in His time, in His way, through His Son.

Eternity, Part III - The Eternal Plan

If ever there was a hopeless situation, this is it.  However, although it is completely true that the Lord is a holy and terrifying God who will punish all sin without exception, He is also loving, merciful, compassionate, and full of grace.

Eternity, Part II - The Eternal Judge

Even among people who do admit to the self-evident reality of a Creator God, the vast majority are unwilling to see Him as a Holy and Righteous Judge to whom we must someday give full account.  However, God’s Word, the Bible, makes it very clear that He has indeed set a time when He will judge every person who has ever lived.

Eternity, Part I - The Eternal Creator

I thought I’d take a few posts to look at the gospel itself, first of all for the sake of anyone who may stumble across this blog and isn’t already familiar with the Good News, and secondly because I think it’s good for a person to write out the basics of their own beliefs to help them to “be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you,” as I Peter 3:15 commands.  So here we go....

Identify the Enemy

The importance of being certain you’re on the right side of a fight is obvious in any conflict, but that importance is raised to the highest possible degree when it comes to the war between God’s truth and Satan’s lies.

Evaluating Your Position

Step one in joining any war effort is enlistment.  When it comes to spiritual warfare, I’m afraid you and I were born enlisted, whether we’ve actively acknowledged the fact or not.  In the conflict between the One who is good and the evil one, the question is never “When should I join the fight?” but “Am I fighting for the right side?”

The Briefing, Part II

The Inaugural Web Log Post (Part Second)

The Briefing, Part I

The Inaugural Web Log Post, Containing an Investigation into the Propriety (Or Want of Propriety) of the Title of this Very Web Log, and a Brief Summary of Related Subjects to be More Thoroughly Examined as Providential Opportunity Allows in the Course of Time (Part First)