by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 27, 2020) As we began to see yesterday, when it comes to dealing with questions about why bad things happen to us, that one of the explanations is that God’s understanding is so much greater than our own! He stands outside of time, and sees and knows…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 27, 2020) Have you ever wondered why some prayers seem to get answered and others don’t? Why some people who are sick recover, and others die? Several years ago, Pastor Chris McCool preached this sermon in an attempt to address some of these problems. You see, sometimes…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) Yesterday we learned about the Bible doctrines of “federal headship” and “original sin”, which simply teach that Adam represented all of his posterity in the Garden, and therefore his sin was imputed to all of humanity. Today we continue exploring these important theological concepts, and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) In Romans 5:12, we find two very important theological concepts that are essential to our understanding of our eternal salvation: the doctrines of “federal headship” and “original sin”. Federal headship simply points us to the fact that Adam was the representative of all of his…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) As we were reminded in the first half of this sermon, our faith-walk in this life must be predicated upon the glorious truth of God’s eternal grace! Without justification by grace in the eternal halls of heaven, we could never be justified by faith in…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) Even as we understand that justification by faith occurs here and now, in our faith-walk with God, we must never forget that our justification by grace has been accomplished by Christ for all eternity! In other words, our efforts here to be justified by faith…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, Romans 5 sets forth the goal of “justification by faith,” which is peace with God in this life. But how does it work? The next three verses teach us how. In these verses, perhaps more than any other in…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) We have been studying the concept of “justification by faith,” as taught by Paul here in the first few chapters of his letter to the Romans. As we have seen, the goal is NOT to achieve eternal justification, but rather to obtain a closer walk…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) As we saw yesterday, the promise of eternal salvation was made sure to all the elect children of God from before the foundation of the world. Part of our justification by faith involves embracing this truth in our daily faith-walk, and resting in its assurance….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) Throughout the Book of Romans – indeed, throughout Scripture – there are “nuggets” of Scripture that we are able to examine, and from that examination see even more of the riches of God’s grace. Romans 4:16 is one of these verses. In this verse, we…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 3, 2024) As we saw yesterday, Abraham is a great example of what it means to be “justified by faith.” This is not a concept that gains us entry into the heavenly kingdom; rather, it is a timely principle that gains us closer fellowship with God here…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 3, 2024) As we move on in the fourth chapter of Romans, we are still dealing with the concept of “justification by faith.” Paul gives us the real-life example of Abraham to demonstrate to us what it means to be “justified by faith” in our daily walk….
