Psalm 135:6

Kirk has received heavy criticism recently for simply appearing on a Focus on the Family program.…

(A post from Emmanuel Baptist Church.) The universe is a megaphone proclaiming truth about God. Understanding this is a vital first step to grasping God's purposes for suffering.…

(A post from Emmanuel Baptist Church.) The universe is a megaphone proclaiming truth about God. Understanding this is a vital first step to grasping God's purposes for suffering.…

“Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases” (Psalm 115:3). That’s a simple but effective look into the nature of God’s sovereignty. Over and over, Scripture extols God’s sovereign control over every aspect of His creation. “Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in …

I grew up in a tight-knit family with both grandparents a very visible knot in the loop. My grandfather will travel hundreds of miles every month to see us,…

I can rest in the assurance that God was pleased to call me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me, and to adopt me to himself by his purpose.…

What do Christians mean by grace?‌The doctrine of grace results from the doctrine of lordship, referring to the God of Israel in the Old Testament and Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament.Grace in the Old TestamentIn the Old Testament context, lordship means that the Creator does whatever he chooses to do. “Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.‌” (Psalm 135:6). This was not a foreign idea for ancient religions. The gods had power over men, and t…

Is everything in life—the good times and bad, the joys and disappointments, the open doors and roadblocks—ultimately the result of a cosmic roll of the dice? Plenty of people feel that way, living as if every outcome is ultimately governed by nothing more than blind chance. In simple terms, they believe that life is random. …

What do Christians mean by grace?‌The doctrine of grace results from the doctrine of lordship, referring to the God of Israel in the Old Testament and Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament.Grace in the Old TestamentIn the Old Testament context, lordship means that the Creator does whatever he chooses to do. “Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.‌” (Psalm 135:6). This was not a foreign idea for ancient religions. The gods had power over men, and t…

‌What do Christians mean when we say Jesus is Lord?The idea of a “lord” is foreign to the modern American. The closest we get to the concept is by watching Downton Abbey or other British period shows. An ancient person had a more intimate acquaintance with this term and its implications. “Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps” (Psalm 135:6). What the psalmist claims specifically for the Lord of Heaven is true in the general case for any lord. He do…