We've all heard someone espouse the idea that somehow "the God of the Old Testament" is different than "the God of the New Testament." This is claimed because they say that in the New Testament God is so loving and caring while in the Old Testament God is wrathful and mean. This is extremely frustrating... Continue Reading →
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: How Shall We Worship?
WORSHIP. What a beautiful term! It’s literally proclaiming the worthiness of God alone. This is done in a variety of ways such as prayer, meditating on the Word, and in the Lord’s Supper. Yet, one of the most common forms of worship is undeniably through the singing of praises. Growing up in a Baptist church,... Continue Reading →
Chasing Our Tails
Fame. Money. Popularity. Comfort. Peace. Tranquility. Recognition. Awards. All of these have something in common. They are some of the many different things people have a tendency to chase after. We live in a world where we're told to chase our dreams. From our mothers telling us we can be anything we want to modern... Continue Reading →
A Disease Called Silence
There exists a world where disease is spreading rampantly. Daily, it claims its victims and ravages them from the inside out. Neighbors and friends fall prey to the devastating effects of this war while the vast majority does nothing to stop it. It’s slowly taking over loved ones and won’t stop until it overtakes the... Continue Reading →
Theonomy No More
THEONOMY. Perhaps there is no word more beautifully deceptive than this. Literally meaning God's Law (theos: God, nomos: law), it sets forth the proposition that our civil magistrates must adhere to God's standard and that our earthly laws should reflect His moral law. Keeping this in mind, it's easy to see how the Christian might... Continue Reading →
Is the Constitution the “Powers that Be” of Romans 13? COVID-19 and Assembling for the Lord’s Day
Retraction: The author still stands with the substance of this post, but has developed in his thinking on this topic throughout the pandemic. The end of this post implies that it is acceptable for a church to treat the government's mandates as a "providential hindrance" so long as the mandates only continue for a short... Continue Reading →
You’re Doing It Wrong
THEOLOGY. What’s the first thought that comes to your mind? Is it boredom? Perhaps a few examples of division through doctrine? Then again, maybe your first thought was passion. Where does theology rank in your life’s desires? For far too many, it’s simply a word which never even comes to the surface. Many Christians choose... Continue Reading →
It Is Not Good…
ALONE. Have you ever felt completely and utterly alone? I don’t mean the occasional feeling of missing a loved one or even the feeling of being ostracized for an opinion. I’m referring to the deepest sense of the word. Have you ever felt as if you had nobody to turn to, nobody to love you,... Continue Reading →
How Much Does Bad Theology Cost?
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! Imagine your favorite product is sitting before you on a shelf. How much would you be willing to pay for it? At what point does it become unobtainable? I was walking through Target and noticed there appeared to be red signs everywhere declaring sale after sale. Some items were drastically... Continue Reading →
Spanish Rice Theology
I'm at work and lunch has come. I'm reheating my Spanish rice in the microwave and can practically taste it already. It smelled like it had been prepared from scratch. Little did anybody know, I made it from a package that required nothing more than a little water and a heated pot. This thought had... Continue Reading →
The Particular Baptist 