I found this short article useful for our understanding of this difficult area. I do struggle with this area. Many times over the years I became quite involved with and enthusiastic about some popular and almost right ideas I encountered. I find I have to constantly check myself. Spending a great deal of time in… Continue reading Discernment needed to Discern Correctly
The Lord’s Prayer…or rather our Prayer.
I appreciate Mike for pointing out these aspects of this important passage. I do confess that Humility and Praying are two of my Spiritual struggles. My wife keeps working on me on that first one and the Pastor in the little Reformed church I’ve started to attend and who runs a real “Bible” study is… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer…or rather our Prayer.
Doctrine Matters…
I can’t agree with Mike more on this subject: Atonement. https://mikeratliff.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/the-our-atonement-through-our-lord-jesus-christ-of-christ/ I looked up on AI for a summary of how the old Westminster Confession describes it. Chapter 8.5 is the key text, and it’s interesting they didn’t actually use the word Atonement, yet fully explain it. In the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF), the… Continue reading Doctrine Matters…
Teaching and Making Disciples…..
Sometimes I feel embarrassed at reposting or commenting so often on Mike’s posts. I’m usually reading these everyday as part of my morning devotions. I do find them more useful than most of the published modern devotional materials, primarily because Mike focuses on the Scripture and does a good job of reviewing the underlying text… Continue reading Teaching and Making Disciples…..
Rainbow Trout 