Posts Tagged ‘Revelation’
The Wisdom of God and the Wisdom of the World
Man cannot find out God by his own wisdom. In fact, God has decreed it so for he tells us that “in the wisdom of God the world by (its) wisdom knew not God” (I Corinthians 1:21). It could not be any other way for how could the eternal God, infinite in wisdom and understanding,…
Read MoreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ
Today1 we begin a new series on the last book of the Bible. The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ reveals mysteries and miseries in the light of Christ’s majesty. It begins and ends with wonderful blessings for the wise but reveals how God deals with the wicked boastings of men. It is a…
Read MoreHow to Come Back from the Dead
Revelation 3:1-7 How can we come back from the dead? What steps would we, as a church, take to return from near lifelessness? We can learn a great deal from the dangerous difficulties present in a church described in Revelation 3:1-7. They had once been a living church, but were in peril of becoming “the…
Read MorePeople of the Book: Which Book?
Bobby Howell’s piece yesterday suggested to me an article I wrote last fall, “Why Are the Politicians I Like So Disappointing?” In that article, I observed (from listening to conservative political podcasts) how dependent conservative politicians are on Natural Law. Natural Law is almost a synonym for General Revelation, that is, God’s revelation of himself…
Read MoreWhat is revelation?
As Bernard Ramm put it: “In its broadest sense “revelation is the sum total of the ways in which God makes himself known.”1 We could never know God — we could never discover God — if God did not reveal Himself to us. It would be kind of like Jack Slater from Last Action Hero…
Read MoreThe Lukewarm Church at Laodicea
Revelation 3:14-22 As we consider the last of the seven churches in Revelation, let’s remember what we have learned so far. Every church received a special introduction from Christ, describing some important facet of his person and character. As our king and Messiah, he has the right to evaluate the spiritual condition of any local…
Read MoreThe Persevering Church at Philadelphia
The human body can overcome many challenging feats of strength and endurance. If you have ever done any serious physical training regimen, like running or weightlifting, you know this to be true. If you have practiced for a 10K or a marathon, you know the strain and anxiety when you reach that last mile. You…
Read MoreThe Dying Church at Sardis
Revelation 3.1-6 This letter is the fifth in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Christ to each church. Each message expressed Christ’s up-close perspective on the spiritual condition of each one. Just as…
Read MoreThe Corrupt Church at Thyatira
This letter is the fourth in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Christ to each church. Each message expressed Christ’s up-close perspective on the spiritual condition of each one. Just as we benefit…
Read MoreThe Compromising Church at Pergamos
This letter is the third in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Christ to each church. Each message expressed Christ’s up-close perspective on the spiritual condition of each one. Just as we benefit…
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