Stronger than Samson
One of the first sermon series I ever preached was on the life of Samson. I was new, at the time, to expository preaching, and I wanted to start with…
Jacob Tanner
Jacob Tanner serves as Pastor of Christ Keystone Church, a Reformed Baptist church plant in Middleburg, Pennsylvania, and as Principal of Juniata Christian School. He is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently working toward a Ph.D.
Truly God and Truly Man
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14 – During Christmas, I…
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article X
Article X: “WE AFFIRM that inspiration, strictly speaking, applies only to the autographic text of Scripture, which in the providence of God can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great…
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article 3
Article III: “WE AFFIRM that the written Word in its entirety is revelation given by God. WE DENY that the Bible is merely a witness to revelation, or only becomes revelation in encounter,…
The Order of Salvation: Glorification
Glorification is the great hope of every believer in Christ. We who have been saved, who are now being sanctified and made into the…
Majoring in the Minors: Malachi
If we fail to see to see the glory of Christ predicted in the Old Testament and then unveiled in the New Testament, we have failed to truly understand God’s…
The Spirit’s Fruit: Joy
When the Apostle Paul is outlining the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, he lists joy as the second fruit, directly after love. There seems to be a rather…
Security in Christ as the Cure for Insecurity Part 2
In the first part of this series, we looked at some of the ways that security in Christ can cure our feelings of insecurity. In this second part, we consider…
Security in Christ as the Cure for Insecurity, Part 1
In the 1984 film Amadeus, the fictional rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri is explored. At multiple points, the great compositional skills of Mozart operate as the bane…
Peace Like a River: Advice for the Soul in Conflict from William Bridge, Part 2
In the first post of this two-part series, we began to examine the various reasons why the Christian may struggle to find peace with the help of William Bridge’s first…
Peace Like a River: Advice for the Soul in Conflict from William Bridge, Part 1
Jesus most assuredly promised a great peace to his children with the words, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give…
Promise: If You Persevere Under Trial, You Will Be Rewarded
Remodeling a home (or church) is hard work. Not only does it take a great deal of planning, hard work, blood (if you happen to be accident prone), sweat, and…