TOPIC INDEXReformation Doctrine (11)

  1. The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

    book
    10/05/21
    16 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    We must be careful in how we use Bible verses to establish Scriptural truth both to others and to ourselves.

  2. Theses on How Christians in America Can Relate to Government

    book
    11/02/20
    15 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    We subject ourselves to the governing authorities for the sake of our neighbor, that they might be protected from our sinful nature that seeks our advantage over theirs (and vice versa)

  3. On Freedom in Christ and the Parable of the Forgiving Father

    book
    10/28/19
    17 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    Like the younger son, we can return to our Father every time our sinful hearts rebel against him. Like the older brother, we can complain and lament to our Father without fear of being destroyed.

  4. Beyond Our Grasp

    book
    04/29/19
    10 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.

  5. Carried to the Table of the King

    book
    03/24/19
    6 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    In Christ, the new and better David, we are redeemed from our lame condition of sin

  6. What Happens When Jesus is Separated from the Gospel

    book
    02/26/19
    17 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    Holding to Jesus’ teaching while denying His divinity presents a host of complications that make it difficult to take one and leave the other.

  7. The Hidden Fences of the Law

    book
    02/19/19
    16 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    Like the Pharisees, as well-meaning, contemporary Christians we too can often add fences to God’s Law.

  8. A Day For All Sinners and Saints

    book
    11/01/18
    9 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    It’s been my experience that All Saints’ Day, celebrated on November 1st and observed on the first Sunday following, gets overshadowed by the celebration of Reformation Day.

  9. The Good News of Suffering

    book
    10/22/18
    21 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    The biblical response to suffering, to recognizing that things are not as they ought to be, is lament.

  10. Hearing the Gospel with Old Testament Ears

    book
    08/23/18
    14 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.

  11. Go And Be Dead

    book
    08/15/17
    12 mins
    By Kyle G. Jones
    We sinners share a common problem when it comes to Jesus’ parables. We read them with an eye to our own righteousness.