Reconciliation
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Worship Without Blood Is Worship Without God
Worship without blood is worship without God; it is worship offered to the self. Worship without belief in and trust in the merits of Christ’s blood is why the worship of those who have not accepted him as the Messiah, as their personal Messiah, the only Anointed One of God, the only Savior of their Continue reading
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Another Essential Passage
Few passages, if any, have done more to shape my understanding of righteousness by faith, of Christ our righteousness. This passage is from a larger chapter commenting on the story Jesus told of two worshipers, the Pharisee and the Publican in the Gospel of Luke. I’ll offer the Bible text and follow with the passage Continue reading
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How Do I Know?
How do I know I’ve been “born from above”, born again, of the Spirit and not merely the flesh? I like the way Ellen White put it in her book, Steps to Christ. “ Like the wind, which is invisible, yet the effects of which are plainly seen and felt, is the Spirit of God Continue reading
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The Godless Sermon and Godless Preachers of Godless Worship
“And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, and my message Continue reading
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ONENESS
We must be one with God in Christ and therefore with each other if we are to fulfill the purposes of God in our lives. This is not an optional way to live, but the only way to have eternal life in the kingdom of God, in the kingdom now and the kingdom to come. Continue reading
About Me
A Christian, thinking, vlogging, and writing online. I live elsewhere as well. I follow the theology of the cross in the faith and practice of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Formerly a pastor in Europe and America, now living semi-retired in Kentucky (U.S.), driving for the Amish and in-home carer.
