Descendants of Grace Monergistic Assembly

"Any sin is more or less heinous depending upon the honor and majesty of the one whom we had offended. Since God is of infinite honor, infinite majesty, and infinite holiness, the slightest sin is of infinite consequence. The slightest sin is nothing less than cosmic treason when we realize against whom we have sinned." … Continue reading The Holiness of God

Psalms 2:1-5, why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us. 4 He who sits in … Continue reading Psalms Commentary: Chapter 2

Mathew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. The language of hungering and thirsting is allegorical toward a deep desire or want for something. It would be contextually inconsistent to apply literal food or literal water to the filling of those who hunger or thirst. The … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:6

Matthew 5:3-5 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. The simplest concept we can think of when being blessed by God is being happy. Being happy is … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:3-6

Objective: The objective of this argument is to exalt the will of God in comparison to the will of man to the glory of God. That God may be glorified and increased while man is humbled and decreased. To provoke the human mind to realize that God is supreme over all of existence including the … Continue reading Socratic Method for the Free Will of God

After the final temptation of Christ in the wilderness the Devil departs from the presence of the Christ. It is important to realize and remember that though this was the last temptation in the wilderness, it may have not been the last temptation given to Christ from Satan overall; Luke 4:13 reads: and when the … Continue reading Reading the Red Series: Gospel Introduction of Sermon on the Mount

1Chronicles 16:34-35 O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. 35 And say you, save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise. Not only do … Continue reading Exhortation of Worship Series: 1 Chronicles 16 and Psalms 73

Matthew 4:9-10 And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.” The author Luke elaborates with more … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentary: Matthew 4:9-10

Matthew 4:8Again, the devil takes him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them. Jesus overcame His temptation to leap from the pinnacle of the temple; tempting Him to avoid the harsh penalty He would have to endure for the sins of the … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 4:8