Ministry

It’s so easy to overlook what the purpose is for the Church. Its purpose is wrapped up in its mission and task. The following is a paper that was written in 2023 for Belhaven University. This is part 2 of 2: Throughout Scripture, the tasks given to the church include …

It’s so easy to overlook what the purpose is for the Church. Its purpose is wrapped up in its mission and task. The following is a paper that was written in 2023 for Belhaven University. This is part 1 of 2: In Matthew 16:18 English Standard Version, Jesus states, “And …

We seldom think of needing someone to mediate between us and God. In America, we’re taught that people are generally all good and not really that bad. This shows our lack of understanding of the distance between us and an infinitely holy God. It is understood that Jesus held (and …

We seldom think of needing someone to mediate between us and God. In America, we’re taught that people are generally all good and not really that bad. This shows our lack of understanding of the distance between us and an infinitely holy God. It is understood that Jesus held (and …

The Book of Revelation is often portrayed as a fearful book of the events to come in history or a magic fortune cookie that is attempted to be deciphered to figure out every detailed event at the end of time. However, this book was actually a letter written to churches …

The following is an exegesis paper written on James 2:14-26. Often, James and Paul are pitted against each other with their stance on “justification” in their letters. However, under careful review, these authors are not opposed to each other but rather complimentary of each other. I will place the passage …

The following is an exegesis paper written on James 2:14-26. Often, James and Paul are pitted against each other with their stance on “justification” in their letters. However, under careful review, these authors are not opposed to each other but rather complimentary of each other. I will place the passage …

*I will repost Jeremiah 31:31-34 at the beginning of each article in this series. Don’t skip it. Chew on it and let it sink in each time. “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house …

When you come to read and study the Bible, how do you do it? What processes do you use to understand what is being spoken? Do you just go off of your own interpretation, based on your own cultural setting in a specific place in history? Or, when you have …

The following is a paper written for Belhaven University in 2023 by Austin Rankin. The topic is the Inspiration of Scripture: What guided the Bible’s composition? This is part 2 of 2: The Importance of the Doctrine of Inspiration The importance of the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture cannot …