The Gospel According to Philemon
The letter to Philemon is one the shortest books in the New Testament. Though it is only twenty-five verses in length it is teeming with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some have wondered why this short letter was included in the New Testament. There are no theological or doctrinal issues dealt with. No warnings are […]
The Purpose of Study
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15) Biblical Illiteracy “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast […]
Finishing Well
Businessman Oskar Schindler arrived in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which had just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political purposes, he staffed his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS began exterminating Jews, Schindler arranged to have his workers protected to […]
Knowing The Will of God
One of the most common questions pastors and ministers get asked is, “What is the will of God for my life?” Those who want to please God want to take into consideration God’s will. A lot of bad decisions could be avoided if the will of God was taken into consideration. Most trouble, much heart […]
Cut it Straight Podcast: Qualifications for Ministry: Church Confirmation
Qualifications for Ministry Part Five: The Corporate Confirmation As we have studied the biblical qualifications for the ministry we have seen many internal and external requirements. The Man of God must: be above reproach (1 Tim. 3:2) be sober-minded (1 Tim. 3:2) have marriage fidelity (1 Tim. 3:2) self-controlled (1 Tim. 3:2) respectable (1 Tim. […]
The Gospel According to Abraham
Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man […]
The Reign of the Empires
An empire is a group of nations or peoples ruled by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government. What if I were to tell you that you were being ruled and governed by a power that you did not elect or choose? Forget for a moment the current government in power wherever you […]
Strange Things
I have written to him the great things of my law, But they were counted as a strange thing (Hosea 8:12) Introduction The theme of Hosea’s prophetic book is spiritual adultery (Hos. 2:1-23). The context of this portion in Hosea is in the midst of God’s accusation against Israel. God’s people had broken their covenant […]
Endangered Languages
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people. – Nehemiah 13:23-24 Introduction A few months ago a book was recommended […]
Cut it Straight Podcast: The Qualifications for Ministry Part Three
Qualifications for Ministry Part Three 1 Timothy 3:4-7 Manage His Household Well Parent Well Not Recently Converted Well Thought of by Outsiders Be sure to subscribe to the podcast! For more information go to my website nswhitley.com Follow me on Twitter: @nswhitley Like and share my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nswhitley/ Download my eBook The Lost Art […]