Daniel Parkins's Blog, page 7
April 10, 2013
What Do We Want?
Read: Revelation 13.5-13 There will be many reasons for the masses to follow hard after the beast and the image of the first beast. Really, it isn’t confusing. One guy comes on the scene and creates lasting peace, this is the first beast, in the middle east. He does this through political and economic feats. [...]
April 9, 2013
God Wins
Read: Revelation 19, Genesis 3.14-15 In Revelation 1, we have a basic introduction of the book. Revelation 2-4 is John’s challenges to the 7 churches; he has a challenge for each one of them in their pursuit of Christ. These challenges range from being neither hot nor cold, and choosing whom they are going to [...]
April 8, 2013
Called Out Ones
Read: Ephesians 4.1-4, Galatians 5.22, 2 Peter 1.3 Over and over again, the Apostle Paul urges us to live in a manner worthy of our calling. The first part of God’s calling involves being brought into light from darkness; that is, it involves understanding the gospel. The second part involves God’s calling us out of [...]
April 5, 2013
The Bliss of Forgetfulness
Read: Romans 8 Most of us find peace over past sins by trying to forget and move on. We find comfort in the distance that comes with the passing of time. The further we are from our sins, the less we feel they mark our lives and the less guilty we feel ….Do I even [...]
April 3, 2013
In Christ
Read: Ephesians, Song of Songs 2.16 The phrase “in Christ” appears nine times in Ephesians. In fact, they occur 164 times in Paul’s writing so it carries with it extreme weight. It means more than merely believing in Christ or being saved by his atonement. There are several concepts and images used to describe it [...]
April 2, 2013
A Saint
Read: Ephesians 1.1-2, In the Catholic Church, in order to be a saint, a person needs to be nominated for the position. A trial is then held in which one advocate pleads the virtues of the nominee and another advocate, called the “Devil’s Advocate,” tries to tear the person down. When the persons worthiness is [...]
April 1, 2013
Two Legged Chairs
Read: Galatians 1.6-10, Romans 8.28-30, Ephesians 1.3-7 Do you know how a chair works? You may think it obvious; but perhaps you might have a misconstrued view of it. A typical chair should have a seat to rest upon, a backing to lean against, and legs or some form of support so that you are [...]
March 29, 2013
Getting the Target Right
Read: Romans 11.33-36, Philippians 3.4,7-8 We all have targets, goals in life that we are striving for. Perhaps it’s a new car, perhaps an easier life where food is in abundance or a vacation we have been longing for. It may even be people, like pleasing bosses or trying to woo a significant other. Everything [...]
March 28, 2013
Growing in Faith
Read: 2 Thessalonians 1.3, Romans 8.5, 1 John 3.9 We are not content to merely be alive are we? Suppose you are so sick each morning that the whole of your existence rides on getting up from bed, going to the couch, and watching movies. What sort of life is that? Perhaps too many of [...]
March 27, 2013
The Proper Response
Read: Acts 8.36-40 What is the proper response today when one receives a gift of immeasurable worth? What if your entire engine was destroyed, and within the day, after all the worries about affording a new one had reached it’s maximum, and someone knocked on your door with an envelop of money covering the entire [...]
