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A Pastoral Perspective on Biblical, Theological, and Cultural Issues The Personal Website of James B. Law, Ph.D. Suicide: Where Do We Go From Here? Written by Pastor Jim Law. On a cold November night in the early days of my ministry, I received a panicked call from a family in the church I pastored. The request in between sobs was simple, Come now. In the struggle to communicate compassion, truth, and hope at this funeral, I was gripped by a conversation between Jesus and his disciples found in John 6 wh...
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One of the Most Misunderstood Bible Verses - Drawing NearDrawing Near
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A Pastoral Perspective on Biblical, Theological, and Cultural Issues The Personal Website of James B. Law, Ph.D. One of the Most Misunderstood Bible Verses. Written by Pastor Jim Law. Someone has said that judging others is one of the favorite indoor sports of humanity. Indeed, judging others just seems to flow naturally from a fallen heart. In context, the crosshairs of this command were upon the Pharisees whose judgments were so severe and without mercy that Jesus rebukes them for noticing the speck in...
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Thoughts on Open Letter Regarding Louisiana College Troubles - Drawing NearDrawing Near
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A Pastoral Perspective on Biblical, Theological, and Cultural Issues The Personal Website of James B. Law, Ph.D. Thoughts on Open Letter Regarding Louisiana College Troubles. Written by Pastor Jim Law. I read this morning an appeal to the churches of the Louisiana Baptist Convention from some of the trustees at Louisiana College. Jay Adkins posted an open letter on his blog The Cresent Crier (Here). Last April, I wrote in Drawing Near. What will not work are more executive sessions with compromised, expe...
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A Pastoral Perspective on Biblical, Theological, and Cultural Issues The Personal Website of James B. Law, Ph.D. I’m Not the Master of My Fate, Nor the Captain of My Soul. Take Hold Of That Which Is Truly Life. Though He Was Rich, Yet For Our Sake He Became Poor. Healthy Relationships in Church Life. The Priority of Prayer. Reflections on 22 Years With the Same Congregation. Reflections on Katrina Ten Years Later. Life is Short, Don’t Have an Affair. Living for Christ in This Present Darkness.
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Guarding the Trust, 1 Tim. 6:20. Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Thank you to Dr. Thomas Nettles- professor of Historical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary- for his review of my book on Fuller and Calvin ( here. Dr Nettles' honest and constructive review may be viewed on page 88 here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Kilgore, Texas, United States. View my complete profile. The Sanctity of Human Life. The Andrew Fuller Center. Refo500 Highlights the New Complete Works of Andrew Fuller Series.
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A. Chadwick Mauldin: The Apostle Paul and the Doctrine of Sovereignty
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Guarding the Trust, 1 Tim. 6:20. Wednesday, December 4, 2013. The Apostle Paul and the Doctrine of Sovereignty. Photo courtesy of St Paul's). I want you to know, brothers,. That what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,. So that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard. And to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word. View the sermon here.
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Resources on The Book of Revelation | Matt Capps Blog
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Resources on The Book of Revelation. July 22, 2015 at 11:35 pm. One of my church members recently emailed me and asked if I could recommend a few additional resources on the book of Revelation. Right now several of our Life Groups are studying the book of Revelation using LifeWay’s. The Message of Revelation. 8211; This commentary by Michael Wilcock is a good teaching and devotional commentary from a series that I have often found helpful. Triumph of the Lamb. Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Church.
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I Am The Good Shepherd | Matt Capps Blog
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I Am The Good Shepherd. July 21, 2015 at 7:05 am. This is an excerpt from the sermon I preached this past Sunday at Fairview Baptist Church. You can listen to the whole thing here. That is why it is important for us to remember that. Jesus provides and protects. In John 10:11-12 Jesus declares,. A survey of the Biblical depictions of shepherding give us a more robust picture of the vocation. In 1 Samuel, David mentions fighting off a lion and a bear while watching after sheep. The prophet Amos me...This ...
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The Sin of Retaliation. This was originally published at The Biblical Recorder. The natural mode of our hearts is expressed well in the Latin phrase lex talionis, which means the law of retaliation. When someone crosses us or makes demands on us our initial reaction is to respond in the same way. Why not? This is the way we’ve heard that the world works. Right? Retaliation is sinfully seductive and bitterly sweet. You have heard it said but I tell you. What does he tell us? In fact, the initial response ...
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