Posts Tagged ‘Humility’
Scripture Over Systems
Every Christian is a theologian. Because of this, Christians are called upon to grow in our understanding of theology, for it is our theological beliefs that will lead us to behave in certain ways. What should form and shape our theology is the Scripture. It is Scripture alone that is authoritative, inspired, and inerrant. God…
Read MoreAre You Humble?
The question is impossible. If you answer, “Yes,” you are most likely lying or else deceived. If you answer, “No,” you are under conviction, even if your answer is honest… which it would be. Pride is one of the fundamental sins, if not the fundamental sin. Fundamental in that it is involved in the first…
Read MoreAre You Teachable?
One of the many admirable traits of President Abraham Lincoln was his willingness to hear opposing sides of an argument. In words that are the title of a book about Lincoln’s leadership, he intentionally gathered a “Team of Rivals” (see here) around him in the White House. “Lincoln chose to surround himself with the strongest…
Read MoreHumility, the Queen of Virtues for Both the Old and the Young
The fact that there is a “generation gap” within biblical fundamentalism should not be a surprise to anyone. This is what generations do: gap. The main issue is to determine the best way to bridge the gap. Humility must be exhibited by both the “younger” as well as the “older” fundamentalists. As a forty-four-year-old, I…
Read MoreHave Your Leaders Lost Their Minds?
See if any of this sounds familiar. First, imagine a time of tremendous prosperity for your country – the like of which the world has rarely seen. Then think of a political leader. Riding that wave of prosperity, perhaps the leader you have in mind grows proud and pompous. He credits himself with making his…
Read MoreGoing Against His Wishes: Remembering R. C. Chapman
Out of the plethora of godly preachers who have already entered into glory, who graces your list of heroes? There are plenty to choose from: Chrysostom, Whitefield, Edwards and Lloyd-Jones, Moody and Morgan, Torrey, Tozer, Spurgeon, and Simeon along with the rest of the great cloud of witnesses. Let me suggest one more worth adding…
Read MoreSeeing Self
George Stiekes Then said I, Woe is me! for I am unclean; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Isaiah 6:5 In the first century B.C., Narcissus sees himself in a…
Read MoreAre Leggings Modest?
Don Johnson A friend of mine launched a bit of controversy on his Facebook page when he made a comment about ‘leggings,’ expressing his opinion that such articles are immodest. The discussion that ensued debated whether such items were in fact immodest. The debaters also discussed whether it was the responsibility of women to protect…
Read MoreAround the Web–8/10/12
General News of Interest: Why Obama’s support for same-sex marriage won’t hurt him among African Americans – This article from the Washington Post confirms what many suspected, despite the protests of some black preachers, the bulk of black voters are solidly behind Obama. This is very unlikely to change by election day. Miss. church apologizes…
Read MoreJack Schaap: No cause for Self-satisfaction
by John Vaughn For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? (1 Peter 4:17). Our fundamental Baptist world is being rocked by the Jack Schaap scandal. How are…
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