To Begin in the Beginning

To Begin in the Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2 We can divide up information into three categories… put them into three boxes, if you will. There are things we know, things we don’t know, and things we don’t know we don’t know. We’re generally comfortable with the things we know, aside from the lyrics...
The Heart of the Law

The Heart of the Law

The heart of what the law requires is the heart of the man to whom the law is given. The law requires obedience from a heart of love (Is. 29:13; Hos. 6:6; Matt. 15:8; Mark. 12:32-33) And the law of God instructs men how to love God and how to abide in God’s love...
The Christian View of Death

The Christian View of Death

Our church recently experienced a number of deaths among us, including one of our founding pastors dealing with the passing of each of his parents within months of one another. This difficult season has prompted me to address the subject theologically so that we will...
Learning to be Human

Learning to be Human

Those who know me well know I’m a big country music fan. One song that I’ve been enjoying recently is “Human” by Cody Johnson, in which he sings, “…forgive me, I really don’t know what I’m doing. I’m still learning to be human.” Though Johnson himself is...
The Meaning and Practice of Believer’s Baptism

The Meaning and Practice of Believer’s Baptism

Editor’s Note: To help Christians understand the three main Protestant views of baptism, Core Christianity brought together three authors to defend their position from Scripture in a series representing Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Baptist views. Pastor Matt...