This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
04/30/26
Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.
04/28/26
To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.
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09/10/19
We don’t need to make forgiveness, life, and salvation a hard sell.
09/09/19
Jesus will be working in our feeble misguided efforts to reach out to the world. He governs our words and our deeds, no matter how awkward they might seem.
09/05/19
He calls us to suffer as Christ suffered. That is, we are to suffer in service to our neighbor even if they caused the injustice.
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09/04/19
Only true doctrine teaches people how to love God and others. Love is the best test for our theology, for true love and true doctrine go together.
09/02/19
Ultimately it’s at the cross of Calvary, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the great Lion of Judah, that the stone table is broken, and everything sad does indeed finally come untrue.
09/02/19
We would expect Jesus to be delighted people have responded to the master’s invitation. Instead, Jesus asks these people to reconsider whether they should be following Him or not.
08/29/19
After the glory of our flesh has gone the way of wilted grass and faded flowers, and we’ve long forgotten all our efforts at self-justification, the word of the Lord remains.
08/28/19
As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
08/27/19
Here’s a little “devotional” for you; some thoughts on Law and Gospel from Gerhard Forde. Drink deep, drink full. These are rich streams of thought.
08/26/19
The question that this text poses for us today is “What does it mean to believe in the resurrection?”
08/22/19
The focus of 1 Peter on baptism is one that has puzzled many people.
08/19/19
Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
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