Matthew 15:8-9 Niv

The lesson we should learn from this is that we can have all the right answers but still be wrong. We can say all the right things and still be far away from where we need to be.…

Our language belies what we know to be truth, or at best, it puts on display our inner conflict over what we actually believe. Very often, while in a public assembly with other believers (usually at church), someone up front will say something along the lines of, “Let’s continue to worship.” The fact that it……

Have you ever thought about submission being an integral part of worship? As Americans, I do not think we are keen on the idea of submission in any realm (especially women), but if we truly believe that God initiates every act of worship, then we must submit to his authority. This post will point out some perils of entering into worship haphazardly or carelessly, and then discuss how we should submit to God in worship when we gather. I will rely heavily upon Jonathan Landry Cruse’s text, What Ha…

Have you ever thought about submission being an integral part of worship? As Americans, I do not think we are keen on the idea of submission in any realm (especially women), but if we truly believe that God initiates every act of worship, then we must submit to his authority. This post will point out some perils of entering into worship haphazardly or carelessly, and then discuss how we should submit to God in worship when we gather. I will rely heavily upon Jonathan Landry Cruse’s text, What Ha…

A Study of Colossians 2:20-24 includes submission to religious rules, human precepts and teachings, and the attraction of self-made religion.…

“You will nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.” Matthew 15:6 “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain. Their teachings are but rules taught by men.” Matthew Chapter 15:8-9 “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will […]…