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  • Beale and Gaffin on Union with the Resurrected Christ

    I am now on page 12 of Beale’s book on Union with the Resurrected Christ (Beale, 2023, Baker Academic). Beale quotes for emphasis, Richard Gaffin’s “In the fullness of time” book, “Christians are really and actually in the same location as is the ascended Christ in heaven because He is there and they are in…

  • GK Beale’s Union with the Resurrected Christ

    I am always looking out for choice books on union with Christ. And in one of the podcasts, I had listened to some while ago, I heard the speakers refer to this book. After doing a little more reading about this book, I knew I had to have it. Enter my dear brother in Christ,…

  • The Flying Scroll, The Woman in the Basket, and Sin Judged! (Zechariah chapter 5)

    I am continuing my studies of the book of Zechariah using Richard D Phillips’s commentary from P&R Publishing (Phillips, 2007). Chapter 5 is so interesting! There are two visions given to Zechariah by God. The first vision is of a flying scroll. I almost immediately upon reading this vision saw a flying carpet! So in…

  • The Gospel, Christ, and the Holy Spirit

    (Reflections from Richard D Phillips’s commentary on the OT Prophet Zechariah’s book, Chapter 4, Reformed Expository Commentary, P&R Publishing, New Jersey, 2007) I have been gripped by Phillips’s commentary on chapter 4 of Zechariah. He outlines how chapter 4 has a chiastic structure (a, b, b, a, (after the Greek alphabet, “chi” or “x”)) brings…

  • Faithful Obedience Glorifies God

    I am continuing my meditation upon Zechariah’s book in the Old Testament, chapter four. It’s been quite heady! The revelation by the Holy Spirit from verses one to six has been magnificent! In fact, the message of the whole chapter four, and ably commented by Phillips, is astoundingly encouraging. Even inspiring. Only the Holy Spirit…

  • ChatGPT and Scriptures

    In my morning moment with the LORD today, I suddenly realized as I was thinking of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit depicted in Zechariah chapter 4, that the name “Holy Spirit”, and even references to the third person of the Trinity is non-existent in the letter of James contained in the New…

  • The Cross MUST lead to the Resurrection!

    I have heard countless sermons, preaching and teaching that ends with the cross of Christ, and forgiveness of sins. And that is gospel truth. But not the WHOLE truth! Tragically, much “gospel” preaching ends with only the death of Christ and forgiveness of sins extended to the hearers. This is a truncated gospel. It is…

  • You cannot claim to be united with Christ and be a “hireling” to His flock!