The Leading the Holy Spirit

The Leading the Holy Spirit

This is one of the fruits of preaching through Scripture verse-by-verse: being confronted with doctrines in their context. In the exposition of Romans 8:14, I mentioned that there are only two places in Scripture where the leading of the Holy Spirit is prescriptively...
The “Wretched Man” of Romans 7

The “Wretched Man” of Romans 7

The most controversial interpretive issue in the Book of Romans concerns the identity of the “wretched man” in chapter 7. Normally I don’t trouble you over interpretive controversies. Usually they are divided along relatively neat lines. Typically they are quite...
Voluntary and Vicarious

Voluntary and Vicarious

“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.” — John 12:27 Good Friday is a day set aside by Christians for special observance in commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It...
Christ’s Passover

Christ’s Passover

The only true ritual in Christianity involves a piece of bread and a cup. We call it the Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion. It centers entirely on Christ and Him crucified. He is the substance of our redemption. In the Lord’s Supper, symbols are used to...
The Mind of the Man Christ Jesus

The Mind of the Man Christ Jesus

Recently, Pastor Manny was privileged to speak at the Exalting Christ Conference hosted by Community Bible Church in Vallejo, CA. Here is an opportunity to hear this message. May Christ be glorified as we look deeper into the mind of Christ. The Mind of the Man Christ...