by John Oglesby | Apr 13, 2018 | Bible, Theology
The Gospel According to Paul Romans is arguably Paul’s greatest work of theology. The letter was written by Paul to the church in Rome. It contains 11 chapters of strictly theology, explaining mainly the gospel in great detail. The last 5 chapters contain mostly...
by John Oglesby | Apr 10, 2018 | Bible
Ephesians 1:3-14 is packed full of blessings that we, as believers in the gospel, have either received or will receive from the triune God. Below is simply a list of ten of those blessings as well as which person of the trinity they are received from. Let this list...
by John Oglesby | Apr 10, 2018 | Bible, Ministry
Within the Church today, the idea of tithing is often discussed which has lead me to do a short study on giving. I’ve heard sincere questions such as, “what does the New Testament teach about tithing?” or “How much should my family be giving?” or even, “We really...
by John Oglesby | Apr 3, 2018 | Bible, Philosophy
Introduction As many know, all analogies will break down at some point. Nothing can be used to perfectly compare to a certain situation or idea. However, in an attempt to explain a worldview, the analogy of glasses works pretty well. Just as someone uses glasses to...
by John Oglesby | Mar 30, 2018 | Bible, Ministry
Paul’s life was one that was led by God. With his calling, he was literally stopped by Jesus from going down a path of destruction (Acts 9:1-31). Paul was then led on his first missionary journey by the Holy Spirit; and this wasn’t just some nudge he felt and obeyed,...
by John Oglesby | Mar 28, 2018 | Bible
There are many different instances of a believer witnessing to a lost person. See this article for seven instances we see this in the first half of the book of Acts. It’s an important answer to the Great Commission. We have been called to “Go and make...
