Understanding Christianity

The Pharisees grumbled that Jesus received or

welcomed the prostitutes and tax collectors. Jesus tells three

parables about something being lost, then found, followed by a

party. How do the 3 parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and

the lost son...

When the Ark of the Covenant is returned to

Jerusalem, the Lord's anger breaks out against Uzzah. In 2 Samuel

6, we see two key issues: (1) Are you worshiping the right God? (2)

Are you worshiping the right God in the right way? This...

Jesus addresses the crowd and issues three

radically impossible conditions for following Him. We often think

that we can fulfill these conditions with intensity and devotion in

order to become a disciple of Jesus. What Jesus does in this

passage is...

How do Provisionists interpret Ephesians 1:3-14 in

regard to election and predestination. Did God choose individuals

unconditionally before the foundation of the world for salvation?

Or did God choose a "plan" that those who use their free...

One of the key tenets of Reformed theology is the

Covenant of Works. If Adam would have obeyed God's command in the

Garden he would have earned life for both himself and his

posterity. Yet he failed miserably and God instituted the Covenant

of...

Jesus tells a parable about a host who invited people to a banquet. Those invited offered lame excuses. There is no good excuse to refuse to come to faith in Christ. Pastor Sean addresses the issue of "compelling" sinners to come to Christ. What does it mean to "implore" the lost to place their faith in Jesus? How do we plead with the unsaved to repent and believe?

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Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath in the house of a

Pharisee. In this passage we see three issues: (1) the sin of

spiritual superiority (2) the sin of self-promotion, and (3) the

sacrifice of selfless humility. God hates pride. Pride prevents us

from...

David finally gets anointed as King of Israel in 2

Samuel 5. This entire chapter focuses on God's faithfulness. His

faithfluness to David. His fatihfulness to Abraham. His

faithfulness to the Israelites in defeating the Philistines. God is

the...

In Luke 13:31-35, we see two aspects of Jesus: (1)

The resolute sovereignty of Christ and the (2) The responsive

sorrow of Christ. He laments over Jerusalem. This passage is a

famous proof-text for libertarian free will. Did Jesus really want

to save...

How do you discern the will of God? How do you make

wise decisions? Pastor Sean explores two chapters in 1 Samuel that

basically involve the same issues and there must be a reason that

the Holy Spirit put them in the Bible twice. David is tempted...