Timothy Ministry

Penance vs. Grace

2010-04-29T14:39:00.007-03:00

Repentance is a word that has picked up baggage over the centuries and today many Christians use the word without ever asking whether they even know what it means. The common idea of repentance today actually has its root in Roman Catholic penance rather than in the New Testament. Penance is the idea that one must show God they are sufficiently sorry for their sins by confessing, feeling remorse,

Romans 8:12-13 - Living By the Spirit

2010-04-11T20:08:00.008-03:00

"Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (Romans 8:12-13)Hello P---! It's great to hear from you. Great question.Those two verses, Romans 8:12-13, have troubled many Christians due to the fact that the terms "flesh" and "Spirit" have

Redemption, Forgiveness, and the Riches of His Grace

2010-03-16T19:17:00.006-03:00

This message was preached on March 14, 2010 at All Saints Church in Logan, Utah. Part of a series on Ephesians entitled Grace in the Heavenlies, this message explores the glory of the grace of God in the redemption we have through the blood of Jesus Christ. Christianity does not end with forgiveness, it begins with it, and God is forming a people for Himself who have known His forgiveness and

The Key to the Olivet Discourse

2010-03-09T14:50:00.008-04:00

"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake." (Matthew 24:9)"But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake." (Luke 21:12)When we examine the Olivet Discourse as recorded in

Hector and Christianity

2010-03-05T12:46:00.003-04:00

Hello M---, it's been quite a while since we've last communicated, but that doesn't mean I haven't thought much about you, and I hope I can see you again sometime before school is out. How are you?Besides just wanting to reconnect, the main reason I am writing to you is because there's something I've been wanting to write to you since last year. As the subject title suggests, it concerns

Parallels Between Galatians and Romans: A Reply

2010-02-18T16:22:00.004-04:00

The following is a reply written to an L.D.S. Institute of Religion teacher who gave me a paper on parallels between Galatians and Romans from a Mormon perspective. The five points in bold are from the Mormon point of view.1. Inadequacy of Jewish Law (Gal. 2:16; Rom. 3:28)The argument is a common one, not only put forth by the L.D.S. Church, but by many who misinterpret the meaning of “the law”

Choosing a Bible - Leland Ryken

2010-02-17T18:04:00.003-04:00

This is a short, excellent pamphlet on the differences between Bible translations by Leland Ryken that I encourage everyone to read. It is greatly worth reading for the short time it takes. Many blessings!Choosing a Bible - Leland Ryken

Thoughts on Christian Unity in the Theological Realm

2010-01-26T12:17:00.018-04:00

"Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment." - 1 Corinthians 1:10There are few statement I like less than "agree to disagree". It is a declaration of one's value of truth. I am not saying that we should not agree

How We Should Respond to the Haitian Crisis

2010-01-18T17:33:00.029-04:00

As the world witnesses the horror of human suffering in the wake of the earthquake that decimated the Haitian capital early this year, we must not naively turn away from asking the hard questions, nor settle for the easy answers.There is something about a natural disaster that leaves us feeling helpless - in fact, that is what they are intended to do. A natural disaster cannot be controlled or

The Pleasure of God in the Gospel of His Son

2009-11-19T19:33:00.005-04:00

This message was preached on September 6, 2009, at the Guinavah Campground amphitheater. "For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has

Acts 8:26-38 - A Baptism Message

2009-11-10T20:34:00.010-04:00

This is the transcript of a message that was given at the baptism of a dear friend of mine."And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all

7 Arguments Atheists Can't Use

2009-09-21T15:19:00.013-03:00

"The fool has said in his heart, there is no God." - Psalm 14:1An atheist, as the wordsmith Noah Webster so aptly defined, is one who disbelieves in and denies the existence of a God, and every now and again a person will find himself in the company of one or more of these kinds of people. Of atheism, here is the outrageous thing: there is not one viable argument which can be given by the atheist

The Wrath of God

2009-08-31T15:55:00.002-03:00

This message was preached on August 30th, 2009, at Valley Church in Smithfield, Utah. "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men." (Romans 1:18) Foundational to the gospel as well as to the whole Bible, the reality of the wrath of God has almost become a thing of embarrassment for many Christians, but if we do not know God as the God revealed

Rejoice in the Lord!

2009-07-22T14:29:00.004-03:00

This message was preached at Cache Valley Bible Fellowship in North Logan, Utah, on June 28, 2009. "Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord!" (Philippians 3:1) As Christians we are commanded to rejoice in the Lord, and it is not only right and fitting to worship God for the marvelous things He has wrought for us in Christ, but it is also "safe." Because false teachers abound who would seduce us

The God of All Grace

2009-06-23T19:31:00.013-03:00

Eli, I've been really struggling to come to grips with my own salvation and what it means to be saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves. Scripture on one hand talks as if we're saved entirely by God and we can be entirely passive while God amazingly saves our souls. On the other hand though, it talks as if it's dependent on us and our salvation is gained by us. I just can't come to

Does Baptism Wash Away Our Sins?

2009-06-16T17:09:00.008-03:00

The following letter was written to a sister in Christ who asked me a question concerning a teaching she had heard: that baptism washes away sins.Hello M-----,No, I strongly disagree with that statement. God has forgiven us of our sins, and yet we still need to bury them? By baptism? That's absurd. If what he says is true, that we, as Christians, carry sins around like garbage and need to put

The Potter's Power Over the Clay

2009-06-01T15:29:00.006-03:00

This message was preached on October 5, 2008 at Valley Church in Smithfield, Utah. "Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?" Delivered with much "fear and trembling", this sermon is an exegesis of Romans 9:14-29 and an examination of the God's sovereign election in salvation. There is so much misunderstanding and

Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labor

2009-05-21T11:37:00.007-03:00

The following is a response to an article entitled, "Keeping the Commandments and Enduring to the End" which quoted Matthew 11:28-30 after teaching that a person must "retain the remission of sins" by persistent obedience to the law and commandments of God. It cried for an answer.Hi Ben, my name is Eli. I have a few comments about your article.You quoted Matthew 11:28-30:“Come unto me, all ye

Sonidos Extranos Del Campamento Pretribulacional

2009-05-07T19:19:00.003-03:00