Elder Chris Crouse – The Perpetuity of the Church
While many thought Christ was a prophet like men of the past, Peter said “Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God.” Christ told the disciples “On this…
While many thought Christ was a prophet like men of the past, Peter said “Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God.” Christ told the disciples “On this…
In Colossians, the Apostle Paul writes that if we are born again we are to seek the things that are Heavenly, not of this Earth. Jesus promised that Heaven has…
Elder Chris explains the Biblical teaching that when we are born again, the life that Christ provides to us can never be taken away. He cautions that our discipleship, or…
Elder Chris looks at the doctrine of the new birth. We know that our salvation was decided before the foundation of the world, but it becomes vital to us when…
Before the world began God knew man would be in a fallen state, but God created us anyway. When Adam knowingly trespassed, a reconciliation was needed by Jesus as our…
Man is fully to blame for the sin in this world. David wrote that there is none that doeth good, no not one. But God in his infinite mercy and…
Elder Chris begins looking at the doctrine of salvation, and first considers the eternal phase. Or things that took place before the foundation of the world. This includes God’s foreknowledge,…
In the Old Testament we find God the Father taking center stage. In the gospels, Jesus Christ is front and center. But starting in Acts we see the Holy Spirit…
The Apostle Paul instructs the church at Philippi that if Jesus humbled himself while being God, we should also have the mind of humility. Elder Chris explains that Christ’s humanity…
The word Godhead indicates there is more than one, but the essence of God is one, completely united. In Matthew during Jesus’s baptism, we find the three in the Godhead…
In 1 Peter 3, the Apostle Peter instructs to be ready to give an account of what what we believe. Elder David sincerely wants the elect of God to have…
In John we find where people argued with Jesus about sovereignty. Christ explained it wasn’t based on what they do and none could come to him unless the Father draws…