The Global Deluge, the Ark, and God’s Glory (1/3)
A skeptic happens to ask you about the veracity of the account of the global deluge and the Ark of Noah, when all you want to do is just share the gospel. How would you respond?
A skeptic happens to ask you about the veracity of the account of the global deluge and the Ark of Noah, when all you want to do is just share the gospel. How would you respond?
We give thanks because God is near. He is not a God that is distant. He is not a God that is far off. He is not a God made of human hands.
Jesus could have chosen the religious and political elites to advance His kingdom, instead, He chose ordinary men like you and me.
Not since the 1918 Spanish flu has there been such a disruption to our everyday lives like that which we are experiencing with COVID-19.
How are we to understand Islam in the Western world today? How has it manifested itself throughout its history? How can it be compared at a worldview level with Christianity?
Paul presupposes that Christians are wise people, in contrast to the folly of the world, and as such, Christ-followers are to make the most of their time, discerning the will of God for their lives.
The church must pray for the healing and comfort of those afflicted, and for the protection of those not yet touched by the epidemic, as well as demonstrating sympathy with actions of charity and compassion as an important Christian virtue.
The apostolic instruction in 1 Peter 3:15-16 is to revere Christ as Lord in our hearts, always being ready to provide an apologetic for what we believe, with gentleness and respect, that Christ might be glorified through our pattern of life.
Not every Spanish protestant managed to escape the Spanish Inquisition in the sixteenth century, and for those who did, they were never truly safe. Such was the case for Casiodoro de Reina.
From what we can glean from Jonah 3, in light of the teachings of the New Testament, we have been entrusted with a mission to make the gospel known to all the nations.