Notes from Day 2 of the Advance the Church Conference at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS Session 5 Colossians 2:6-15 – Jim Shaddix 2 Key Doctrines Identified Doctrine of Christ Doctrine of Salvation 2 Exhortations to remain rooted in the Gospel…
Notes from Day 1 of the Advance the Church Conference at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS Session 1 Colossians 1:1-8 • Jim Shaddix Practical application is worthless if it’s not done through the lens of the Gospel Theme word in…
From the new Tim Keller book King’s Cross You see, different views of God have different implications. If there’s no God—if we are here by blind chance, strictly as a result of natural selection—then what you and I call love…
If you have visited this site or my blog before, you probably don’t recognize this page right now. I decided to change the layout and merge the two sites into this one. Hopefully this will lead to more interaction and…
Reason #15 – To Make Us Holy, Blameless, and Perfect One of the greatest sources of joy and endurance for the Christian is knowing that in the imperfection of our progress we have already been perfected—and that this is owing…
Reason #14 – To Bring Us to Faith and Keep Us Faithful In the Bible the covenants God makes with man are initiated by himself. He sets the terms. His obligations are determined by his own purposes. When Christ died,…
Due to Thanksgiving break, I will resume posting next weekend. Happy Thanksgiving.
Reason # 13 – To Abolish Circumcision and All the Rituals as the Basis of Salvation The very meaning of the suffering and death of Christ was at stake. Was faith in Christ enough to put us right with God?…
Reason #12 – To Take Away Our Condemnation There is no double jeopardy in God’s court. We will not be condemned twice for the same offenses. Christ has died once for our sins. We will not be condemned for them.…