By Leon Bahrman Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. – Habakkuk 2:2b. The modern church today is a far cry from what it was in the first
A First Century Pattern
Grace is also Law
“There can be no question, therefore, of having to speak of anything other than the Gospel…Ruling grace is commanding grace. The Gospel itself has the form and fashion of the Law. The one Word of God is both Gospel and
True versus False Grace
…I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. -1 Peter 5:12b. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men,
The Crown of the Anointing
“And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; Neither shall he go
Abiding in Him
Seeking the glories of His face, abiding in Him is nothing that you can either earn nor maintain- just accept, and all the more in lieu of our shortcomings and imperfections- this is when grace hyper-abounds toward us. We’re told
Grace and the Straight Gate
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
Seeds of Light
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. – Psalms 97:11 A sower went out to sow his seed…The seed is the word of God. – Luke 8:5a, 11b Now to Abraham and his seed were
Master and Disciple- Hypothetical Dialogue 1.
What follows was an idea that I had, inspired from a post in social media. I’m really excited about this venue because it gives me an opportunity to explore various doctrines, and their important nuances within the context of a
Neither Calvinist nor Arminian
For many years not knowing what an Arminian was, this was my belief. I come from Pentecostal and Charismatic circles, which typically tend to be Arminian. After suffering for years under this school of thought, there was finally a changing
Atonement Theories
This is an ongoing study of mine, but for the purpose of communicating where I’m at with these ideas, what I myself accept or reject as an ‘atonement theory’- (which is an attempt to understand what occurred for us when