Category Archives: Theology
Vision 7: God at Rest; His People at Work? (Zechariah 6:1-8)
“Then he cried to me, ‘Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country.’” (Zech 6:8) This seventh and final vision of Zechariah closes the loop for the first section of … Continue reading
Filed under Eschatology, Zechariah Series
Vision 5: On Life Support (Zechariah 4:1-14)
“Then he said to me, ‘This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.’” (Zech 4:6) Fuel is the most important ingredient to the world. … Continue reading
Filed under Ecclesiology, Pneumatology, The Church, Zechariah Series
The Rest of the Christians
“Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares … Continue reading
Filed under Christology, Zechariah Series
Zechariah: Obscure, Forgotten, Long; Bright, Vivid, and Strengthening
“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for … Continue reading
Filed under Christology, Zechariah Series
Condescension in Perspective
Just watched Louie Giglio’s “Indescribable” video last night. Take a careful look at the picture above. That blue speck encased in a ray of light is Earth, from 3.5 billion miles away. And to think God became so small as … Continue reading
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For the King, Through the King, By the King
The Trinity is at the very basic definition of your life: Father, King; Son, Reconciler; Spirit, Sustainer & Re-creator. Continue reading
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For Us and For Our Salvation
In AD 451, the Council at Chalcedon budgeted 158 words to describe the dual nature of Jesus the Messiah, the God-man. 158 words! And no fluff. Each word was meticulously chosen and theologically wrestled. Carefully defining the two natures, “inconfusedly, … Continue reading
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Let Ignorance Flee and the Earth Be Filled
Ever wondered what the “glory of the Lord” means? Or what it means that this glory will fill the earth? Continue reading
Things Excluded Explain Things Included
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. … “… He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death … Continue reading
Filed under Eschatology
Just Trust
Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. (Proverbs 20:22-23) It is not by chance that these two … Continue reading
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