Romans 6:1-14 One of the more puzzling doctrines in church history is âChristian perfectionismâ, developed by the Methodist societies that came from John Wesley at the end of the 18th century. Later in the middle 1800s with the evangelist Charles Finney, this doctrine became âentire sanctification.â âChristian perfectionismâ and âentire sanctificationâ refer to a state…
Romans 5:20-6:4 There is a wonderful movie starring Dustin Hoffman titled, Hero. In this film Dustin Hoffman plays a character who is always in trouble with the law. Among other things, he buys and sells stolen goods. In the beginning of the film, he is in court accused of selling a lot of stolen latex…
Romans 5:12-21 I have been sick this past week and so have not had the mental energy to pull this sermon together as much as I would like. It will take more work on your part than usual to hear what it is God has to say to you. There are some good things here,…
Romans 5:12-21 In November 2004 Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh, a descendent of the Impressionist artist, Vincent van Gogh, was shot and stabbed to death by a radical Muslim. At issue was a film he made titled Submission which was written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali immigrant who became a member of the Dutch…
Romans 5:6-8 When is the right time for someone to help you? You are taking the train from Rabat to the Casa airport and are overloaded with bags. You get out of the taxi at the train station and canât carry both bags at the same time so you carry one a few steps and…