Category Archives: Religion & Spirituality
Baptist Catechism, Q50-53: 1st Commandment: No Other Gods Before Me
KEACH’S BAPTIST CATECHISMQUESTIONS 50-53: NO OTHER GODS BEFORE MEI. TERMS DEFINED.A. “Other gods.”B. “Before Me.”II. WHAT IS REQUIRED?A. To know and acknowledge Him as the only true God.B. To know and acknowledge Him as our God.C. To worship and glorify Him accordinglyIII. WHAT IS FORBIDDEN?A. Denying God or not worshiping Him.B. Giving our worship to […]
Continue readingCase Files of the Great Physician
CASE FILES OF THE GREAT PHYSICIANTEXT: Mark 7:24-37SUMMARY: By comparing and contrasting the two case files revealed in this passage, we learn some amazing things about Jesus, the Great Physician.I. THE DIFFERENCES IN THESE CASES reveal a God who is infinitely competent to heal our diseases by any method He chooses.A. Their status is different. […]
Continue readingPreface to the Ten Commandments
PREFACE TO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS KEACH’S CATECHISM, Q. 48-49QUESTION 48. What is the preface to the ten commandments?Answer. The preface to the ten commandments is in these words; I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [Ex. 20:2]QUESTION 49. What doth […]
Continue readingWhat is “Fundamentalism,” and What’s Wrong With It?
IntroductionThe flaws of Christian fundamentalist pastors and churches have never been a very well-kept secret, especially among those outside the ranks, but along with modern communications technology has come a steady flow of scandal making its way into the public eye. The ongoing issue of how moral scandals are handled within these churches and organizations […]
Continue readingHeart Religion: a Parable
HEART RELIGION: A PARABLE. TEXT: Mark 7:14-23.SUMMARY: This passage teaches, in the form of a parable, that the core of man’s being is not the mind but the heart, which for that reason is focus of all true religion, and the focus of God’s dealings with man.I. THE HEART IS THE FOCUS OF TRUE RELIGION. […]
Continue readingGod, Our Good Shepherd
GOD, THE GOOD SHEPHERD TEXT: Ezekiel 34:25-31SUMMARY: God will restore mankind to a spiritual Covenant by saving them from deception, by leading them to the garden, and by providing them with everything they need to live a spiritual life.GOD IS OUR SHEPHERD BY WAY OF A NEW COVENANT— The Covenant of Peace and the Garden […]
Continue readingDepravity vs. Divinity
DEPRAVITY VS. DIVINITYTEXT: Mark 7:1-13SUMMARY: The contrast in this passage between the Pharisees and Christ illustrates the great gulf fixed between the fallen creature and his Creator.I. DEPRAVITY SPEAKS DEPRAVITY vv. 1-6. A. An accusatory purpose.B. A Petty Complaint.C. A cynical question.II. DIVINITY SPEAKS DIVINITY, vv. 7-13. When divinity speaks, A. Hearts are Exposed. B. […]
Continue readingGod Our Shepherd
GOD OUR SHEPHERDTEXT: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 31SUMMARY: The Garden of Renown and the Covenant of Peace in Ezekiel 34 bring us to the spiritual fulfillment of the salvation that has been promised from the beginning. God as our shepherd will seek the lost, feed them, strengthen them, bind their wounds, and heal them. As the Good […]
Continue readingA Glimmer of Faith
A GLIMMER OF FAITHTEXT: Mark 4:35-5:43SUMMARY: This passage in Mark’s Gospel, which concludes a section of four miracles beginning with Jesus’ calming of the sea, serves the comforting purpose of building up weak faith in the hearts of those whom Christ has called and chosen.I. THE NEED FOR FAITH.A. Their Circumstaces: A Time of Trials. […]
Continue readingA Garden of Renown, Part 4: The Shepherds of Israel
A GARDEN OF RENOWN, PART 4:THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAELTEXT: Ezekiel 34:1-6I. THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL A TYPE OF CHRIST.A. We are Sheep.1. Sinners follow.2. Saints follow.B. We need a Shepherd.1. Old Testament Shepherds Fail.2. God Contrasts Himself to Old Testament Shepherds as One who will not fail.II. PROPHECY AGAINST THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL.A. They Fail […]
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