By Pastor Don Strand A friend recently asked why Paul talks about grace before he discusses the law in his letter to the church at Galatia. Here is the explanation. Galatians was a letter written by Paul before 47 A.D. is the earliest letter in the New Testament. He wrote just 17 years after Jesus’…
Scripture Alone, Grace Alone, Faith Alone, Christ Alone, To God Alone Be The Glory
Posts from February 2016
By Pastor Don Strand Two weeks ago, in part one of Exalting Christ in Your Life, I wrote that we exalt Him because Jesus is the “Son of God.” Last week in part two we saw the significance of the title Jesus used most often describe Himself, “the Son of Man”, and why He did…
By Pastor Don Strand In Romans 12, Paul tells us that our only logical, reasonable and appropriate response to the gracious gift of saving faith is “your rational service.” This “rational service” in the original language is to hold someone or something in high esteem, to honor, to love and respect, in other words, to…
By Pastor Don Strand In a recent blog on this site, Jim Nikkel wrote of exalting Christ in your life as the necessary response to God’s gift of saving faith. Jim stated that exalting Jesus Christ is the secret to experiencing purpose and passion, confidence and compassion in your life. He explained that exalting Christ…