Psalms 24:1 declares, “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains,” and in 1 Corinthians 4:7, Paul asks, “And what do you have that you did not receive?”
God owns everything and all blessings come from Him. We are to be good stewards – managers – of the many blessings for which we should be thankful. Money isn’t our possession; it’s God’s possession, which we hold in trust. (more…)
Question: In a recent sermon you mentioned “unregenerate” catholics, lutherans, and mainliners. What did you mean by this? Did you mean to imply that the people within these churches are not saved?
Answer: No, not at all. In fact, I don’t think we should ever assume that every person in any particular denomination is saved or unsaved.
According to scripture, we know that there will be both wheat and tares growing together in every local church (and by extension in every denomination) until the end of the world (Matthew 13:24-30). (more…)
Question: What does the Bible say about a Christian getting tattoos? I have searched the internet for sound biblical advice and it seems that no one (not even reformed pastors) are willing to give a straight answer.
Answer: Because the only direct scriptural references to tattooing occur in the Old Testament, your question will take some time to answer (and my answer may admittedly not be as “straight” as you wish). (more…)
This Sunday at 1:00 pm Christians across the country will be standing on the Main Street of their towns for an hour of silent prayer and holding signs that read, “Abortion Kills Children, Abortion Hurts Women, Jesus Forgives and Heals, etc.”
My family and I will be joining them and we ask that you consider doing the same.
Pastor McShaffrey interrupted his series on 1 Corinthians to deliver a portion of J.C. Ryle’s classic exposition on scriptural charity based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 and published in 1878 in “Practical Religion”.
Pastor McShaffrey endeavored to modernize the language and modify the content as little as possible during delivery.