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This Sunday I preached on Jesus' Sabbath confrontations with the Pharisees in Mark 2:23-3:6. One question that I did not get time to address was practically: are Christians required to still honor the Sabbath? If so, how? One of the main points of my sermon was to argue that the Sabbath command pointed to Christ … Continue reading Am I Required to Keep the Sabbath?
I will graduate from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master's of Divinity this December. Reflecting on my time here at school, I am full of gratitude at what the Lord has done for me and my family. We came here to be equipped for ministry, and we feel like the Lord has done … Continue reading 11 Blessings in Going to Seminary
Most who will read these chapters live under some form or other of democracy. That means, in the end, that we must persuade a lot of people on a lot of points. In a democracy, if you cannot do that, you lose. Suppose...that by powerful manipulation of electoral forces you manage to win sufficient strength … Continue reading D.A. Carson On Persuasion and Abortion
The most oft quoted passage of the Bible used to be John 3:16. But no longer. Matt. 7:1, "Judge not, lest you be judged" has taken its place. At least, that's what people say. Let's look at the context of that verse: "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce … Continue reading Judge Not? 10 Theses on Judging
Imagine with me that the outcome of WWII was reversed. Nazi Germany wins and extends its dark empire across the globe. But also imagine that in time the dictatorship slowly evolves into a half-way form of democracy, allowing the people to vote to install cabinet members and defense secretaries and so on. Friedrich, a promising … Continue reading Slippery Words
I recently posted something on my Facebook that led to some questions: "For what shall it profit a man, if he gain conservative supreme court nominees, and lose his own soul?" This led to people asking me to elaborate what I meant by that, so I jotted down a few thoughts. I haven't had much … Continue reading 12 Quick Thoughts on Voting in 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e-a2xFJ1yw Manuscript: What is God like? What comes to your mind when you think of Him? We Christians believe that God has revealed what He is like to us in His Word, the Bible. So when reading our Bibles, before we ask the question, “What is this telling me to do?” we should be … Continue reading God’s Heart for Us (Ps. 103)
One night, a matter of a few hours, was all that separated Christ from the brutality of the Cross. The pain of His closest friends abandoning Him, the horror of the Father's wrath towards sin. What did Jesus do to prepare Himself, to steel His courage for Good Friday? How did He emotionally and psychologically calm Himself … Continue reading When Unity Hurts the Church
You can listen to the sermon audio (titled "Parenting" on 6/19/16) here. Well, the irony that the only person on staff without children is the one teaching on parenting today is not lost on me. Don’t get me wrong, with how many children have been born in the last year, Hillary and I have had … Continue reading God’s Family: Parenting
You can listen to the audio of this sermon from 6/12/16 titled "Marriage" here. As we jump into the sermon today, let me begin with a few introductory words. First off, this passage we are looking at it probably deserves to have a couple months of sermons dedicated to it, and I don’t have that. … Continue reading God’s Family: Marriage
Marc Sims 