Sabbath
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by admin in Pastor's Blog
THE LORD’S DAYBy Ron SmithHold The Traditions Which You Were Taught“Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word [oral] or our epistle [written]”(2 Thess 2:15). It seems that since the surge…
Not Willing That Any Should Perish?
Posted on 21. Apr, 2012 by admin in Pastor's Blog
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2Peter 3:9). This verse must be interpreted in context. To whom…
The Wrong Way To Be Right
Posted on 19. Mar, 2012 by admin in Pastor's Blog, Salty speech
The Wrong Way To Be Right The word “polemic” has to do with controversial argument. The word irenic means peaceful and conciliatory. The following quote from “Calvinist International” explains how “being right” can lead to a la…
Suppression Of Women by The Bible????
Posted on 14. Mar, 2012 by admin in Pastor's Blog
Someone sent me an email that said, “Because fundamentalist religion of all stripes has degradation of women at its core, and fundamentalist Christianity is no exception. Progressive Christians believe the Bible is a human document, a record of humanit…
Disarming Principalities
Posted on 02. Jan, 2012 by admin in Pastor's Blog
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things …
Is Mercy In Harmony With The Law?
Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
When I was a 12-year-old “bad boy” I learned how to receive mercy. Two friends got me to join them in raiding a Lays Potato Chip van. My two buddies grabbed some bags of chips and took off running. I followed a little late and got caught by a …
You Can’t Legislate Morality?
Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
Some Christians see no need to make an effort to change public policy because, they say, “You can’t legislate morality.” They argue that before the hippy movement of the sixties, people were hypocritically doing the same things under cover tha…
Daniel’s Sixth Kingdom
Posted on 01. Jul, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
In Daniel chapter two, King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a dream and Daniel gave the interpretation. He saw a statue with 1. a head of gold (Babylon), 2. arms and breast of silver (Medo/Persia), 3. belly of brass (Greece), 4. legs of iron (R…
The Current CultureWar And The Scottish Covenanters
Posted on 24. Jun, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century. In religion the movement is most associated with the promotion and development of Presbyterianism (representative government…
Name It And Claim Presbyterians And Other Evangelicals
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
Name It And Claim It Presbyterians And Other Evangelicals In case you don’t know what “name it and claim it” means, it refers to those modern Charismatics that pick something they want God to give them and then say they are believing God to give …
Are Porn Addicts Hell-bound?
Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
I hear there are many Christian men that are enslaved by pornography. Why? Could it be a symptom of a false conversion? There are two kinds of Christians: true converts and false ones. If one is addicted to porn, for example, he might better questio…
The “Not-Seen” City That Has Foundations
Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
The City that Abraham looked for was not heaven.By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going… [10] For he was looking for the city that has f…
Not Under Law But Under Grace
Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by admin in Law and Grace, Pastor's Blog
Not Under Law But Under Grace.When the apostle said, “You are not under law but under grace” (Rom 6:14) he was talking to believers. All unbelievers are still under the law and its condemnation. The law is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. …
Enlightenment Hermeneutics
Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
Enlightenment HermeneuticsBy R.D. Smith The second point of the covenant asks, “Who is in charge?” Peter Enns says in his book, Inspiration And Incarnation, that the method of the apostles in interpreting the Old Testament seems odd. He says,
Prophecies Of John Knox
Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
TheFulfilledPropheciesOfJohn KnoxBy Ron SmithChurchofthekingmcallen.org John Knox was the great Reformer and apostle of the reformation in Scotland during the 16th century. He prayed, “God give me Scotland or I die!” God answered that prayer with the…
Are Miraclulous Gifts For Today?
Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by admin in Pastor's Blog
Are Miraculous Gifts For Today?By Ron Smith Wayne Grudem edited a book titled, “Are Miraculous Gifts For Today?” He shows that among Christian scholars there are five views on the subject. They are (1) the cessationist view, (2) the open but ca…
Government Spending
Posted on 28. Dec, 2010 by admin in Pastor's Blog
John Maynard Keynes was a homosexual economist whose tax and spend policies Washington is following today. Spending more than we make is the dishonest policy of thieves. Keynesians insist that our condition is so scary that we must give up whatever mor…
The Idol Of Humanism
Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by admin in Pastor's Blog, resentiment, social justice and Obama
The Idol Of Humanism Resentiment (not resentment) is a French word used because there is no English equivalent. Resentiment begins with perceived injury that may have a basis in fact, but more often is occasioned by envy. The result is a persistent m…
The Gates Of Hell
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by admin in Pastor's Blog
…and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies (Genesis 22:17). God promised that Abraham’s descendants would possess the gate of their enemies. The gate of ancient cities was the place where commerce and government took plac…
Today’s Uncle Toms
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by admin in Pastor's Blog
In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Uncle Tom was the obedient and trustworthy slave of kind slaveholders in Kentucky. He was trusted to keep his word because he had surrendered his life to Christ Jesus. But because his master was in debt, he was forced to sell …
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