Redeeming Grace Ministries

  • The God Who Is Near

    There is a beautiful Christian song that includes the cherished line: “He was there all the time.”God was there during the good times and the bad. God was there when, as children, the will was first exercised in defiance of parental authority and sin was consciously expressed. God was there… Read More ⇢

  • Was King James I A Homosexual?

    The driving force behind the publication of the King James Version of the Bible was a man named James (known as James VI while ruling Scotland and James I while ruling neighboring England). James was the ruler of Scotland from July 24, 1567 to 1625, and the ruler of England from March 24, 1603 to… Read More ⇢

  • The Blessing of Being Broken

    One of the great mysteries of life is the problem of pain. If God is good and all-powerful, why does He allow His creatures to suffer pain? C.S. Lewis, one of the most renowned Christian authors and thinkers, examined this perennial question in his book The Problem of Pain. There,… Read More ⇢

  • Conundrums In American Society…And Other Things That Make You Go Hmmm

    A conundrum is a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words. Many will remember as a child being asked by someone at school, “What is black and white and read all over?” The answer, “A newspaper!” If your friend was really clever the answer might… Read More ⇢

  • Women and Public Office: A Motherhood Debate

    (The following chapter is from Instituted by God, 43-47) Reaction to the designation of former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008 was wide and varied. Some praised her voting record while others loathed her conservative ideology; some lauded the idea of a woman… Read More ⇢

  • Arresting Spiritual Madness

    Sometimes when people come to faith in Christ Jesus they unwittingly believe there will be no more struggle with sin. But the Bible warns against this dangerous error saying, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12). The pastoral epistles contain many doctrinal… Read More ⇢

  • Relative Certainty Is Quite Alright

    It seems that I might have muddied the waters a bit with an article found here. In that post, I was merely attempting to point out that Christians do not need infallible certainty in order to be justified in their theological beliefs. But I’m not sure how well that came… Read More ⇢

  • Why I Believe My Interpretation of Scripture is Fallible . . . and I’m Okay with That!

    Let me first start off on a positive note by saying that I believe the Bible, produced in its original form, is infallible and inerrant. I base this belief off the words of the apostle Paul who wrote to his friend Timothy these words: “All Scripture is given by inspiration… Read More ⇢

  • Praying in Public for Those Who are Hurting

    Pastor Brian Jones is the minister of Faith Baptist Church in Rockledge, Florida. On several occasions he has mentioned that when dining in public, he will, before he prays, pause and ask his attendant if there is something he or she would like to have prayed about. I thought it… Read More ⇢