Tag: Christ

  • Christmastide

    Infant JesusCame to earthHe gave manA second birth Hang the ivyAnd the hollyThis ChristmasLet man be jolly It’s timeFor yuletide cheerA special timeOf the year Kiss your belovedUnder the mistletoeLet your loveContinue to grow TrimThe Christmas treeWith ornaments andColored lights you see DrinkSome eggnogWe prefer Schneider’sCut the yule log Feast onA smoked and baked hamAnd…

  • The PreTrib Rapture

    We shall be changedIn an instantAt the last trumpetIt shall soundAnd the dead in ChristShall be transformedUncorruptibleNext the livingBelieversWill be changedIn the twinklingOf an eyeThis is goingTo happen at the raptureWhen the whole ChurchBoth living and deadAre transformedWe shall meet ChristIn the skyAnd return to heavenWith HimFor the marriage supperOf the LambThere will be7 years…

  • Being Reformed: The Essentials

    The following beliefs make a person Reformed. These are the sine qua non of being reformed! Covenant theology is not essential to being reformed. It was inherited from Rome. Scripture teaches dispensationalism. The truly reformed, including myself, affirm believer’s baptism, not infant baptism. The latter was inherited from Rome. An amillennial eschatology also came from…

  • How to Wrongly Worship God

    Many souls are drawn to sacramental churches, such as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox. Oftentimes it is because of the smells and bells (aesthetics). These churches have complicated liturgies, fancy vestments, and there is lots of ritualism. The gospel is largely absent in these churches. They place the fallible traditions of men on the same…

  • Debating Christian Truth: Wes Huff vs. Billy Carson

    There was an online discussion about the veracity of Christianity, it took place approximately 4 weeks ago, that went viral. The debate was between a Christian historian and apologist, Wes Huff, and Billy Carson, according to wikia he is an “entrepreneur, author, music artist, TV host, producer, actor, director, and expert in Ancient Civilizations.” Wes…

  • Christmas Forever

    I am filled with dismayI wish it could be ChristmasEvery day The time for merrimentIs now passedMaking memories that last We’ve taken downThe Christmas treeIt’s now just a memory The decorationsHad to goWe miss the snow We’ll have to waitTo hang the hollyOur Christmas will be jolly Till next holiday seasonWhen we celebrate Christ’s birthAnd…

  • A Mighty Redeemer

    I was lost at seaDrowningWhen Christ appearedBefore me He was walking on waterChrist defiedThe lawsOf physics proper Christ sought me outOn my ownI could do nothingThis is a reason to shout God chose meBefore the foundationOf the worldTo set me free Christ died for His electHis precious bloodMade atonementFor those God did select Faith and…

  • The Gospel: Defined and Defended

    Background If you ask many people, who espouse Christ and go to church every week, just what is the gospel you will get various responses. Some will say being a “good person” is the gospel. Roman Catholics may say the gospel is that Jesus died for us and is present in a real way in…

  • The Advent of Christ

    The Holy SpiritOvershadowed MaryAnd thus JesusWas conceived miraculously The virgin MaryGave birthFar from her Nazareth home‘Tis the reason for our mirth The ground was coveredIn whiteOn that cold December morningThe Christmas star shown bright It was in BethlehemKing David’s cityIn a cold stableJesus laid so pretty The King of KingsLay in the mangerBut this special…

  • Mary Deconstructed: Mariology or Mariolatry?

    I’ve seen numerous times on Facebook, Catholics and Orthodox more vigorously and passionately defend their Marian beliefs than they do Christ’s divinity. The emphasis is always on Mary! There are Marian processions with thousands of people carrying a statue of Mary through the streets, there are numerous statues of Mary that people bow to and…