by John Oglesby | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible, Encouragement, Featured, Personal Reflection
Happy Easter! It is my hope and prayer that you will take just a few minutes to read, and contemplate the truths found in the three Scriptures below. For the believer, be encouraged, press on to obedience, and glorify our God on this wonderful Easter and the days to...
by John Oglesby | Mar 28, 2020 | Bible
Μετανοήσατε– Repent (Acts 2:38) Range of meaning from BDAG: The lexical form of the word is μετανοέωwhich is translated to repent. There are two definitions given for this word within BDAG. The first definition is to “change one’s mind”. This correlates heavily with...
by John Oglesby | Mar 12, 2020 | Bible, immorality, Issues of the Week, sexuality
What is coming from the LGBTQ community which could potentially become a major obstacle to what Churches and institutions of Christianity strive to accomplish? Dive into all of it with Dr. Luther Smith and myself in this week’s Issues of the...
by John Oglesby | Feb 4, 2020 | Bible, Featured, Theology
1 John 2:1-3 is one of the most used passages to fight against a limited atonement – the idea that God chose to die for some and pass over the rest. It is a passage that seems to lend a hand to the idea that God did in fact die for the whole world, making it possible...
by John Oglesby | Feb 1, 2020 | Bible, bible study, Hermeneutics
Often times, we read our Bible not thinking about the grid by which we are running the Scriptures through. What principles do you subconsciously utilize in order to understand and interpret the words of God? All received communication runs through this grid and God’s...
by John Oglesby | Mar 9, 2019 | Bible, Encouragement
Character Study – Timothy As I was starting to write an article on the hermeneutics responsible for the position of allowing woman in the pastorate (still coming soon), I realized that I had never done a character study on the awesome Timothy. So, here I...
