by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 18, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Biblical Fruit, Discipleship, Equipping the Saints, Expository Preaching, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit Bearing, Holy Spirit, Killing Sin, Obedience, Perseverance, Pleasing Christ, reformed Baptist, Reformed Theology
It was very obvious in the early days of the church to identify when someone had fallen away from the faith. They left the real church and went to follow false teachers who clearly were not sanctioned by the apostles. In our day, they just hop around to different...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 12, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Expository Preaching, Faith, Following Christ, God's Word, Obedience, Pleasing Christ, reformed Baptist, Reformed Theology, Sanctification, Word of God
There’s no doubt we experience the Spirit’s work, for instance the transforming power of the rebirth and ongoing sanctification. But is this merely a feeling or is it objective realities that can be measured by God’s word? Think about it this way—if someone just...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 5, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Expository Preaching, Pleasing Christ, Reformed Theology, Spiritual Gifts, Word of God
Prophecy was essential for the life of the early church, for if they despised prophecy, they despised God’s revelation and cut themselves off from any knowledge of the truth. However, the problem in our day is that our charismatic friends accuse us of blatantly...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 20, 2018 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Partiality
It’s a tragedy when those in the church are more about their self-promotion and self-protection than getting behind what God is doing. When this happens, the church becomes more of a social club and full of cliques, rather than a group of people serving and...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 13, 2018 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Obedience
The wording Peter uses in Acts 10:29 provides a clear association of general application for all Christians. In order for us to properly obey Christ, we cannot object or dispute with his word. We are called to rely upon God’s revelation by faith and not by feelings...
