by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Does your life indicate that you are absolutely convinced of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, including the resurrection? I’m not asking: Do you think you’ll go to heaven? I am asking: What motivates and drives the foundational aspects of your life? Can...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
King Solomon sheds some light on this ingredient in Ecc. 7: 8b…the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. In contrasting patience with pride, it becomes evident that...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
A question that often arises from 1 Corinthians 13:3: How is it possible that this kind of giving does not demonstrate love? Especially, in light of the undeniable fact that so many needs are being met and so many people are being helped. Well there is certainly...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
At the very beginning of Rom. 12:9, Paul supplies an overall description of what kind of love is acceptable to God—it’s a love that is genuine or unhypocritical. That raises the question: What kind of love would be disingenuous or hypocritical? There are many answers...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Mar 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week we discovered from 1st John 3 that without love, individuals can have no assurance of possessing spiritual life and churches cannot be assured that God is working in their midst. However, there are several more catastrophic consequences of failing to love...
