#Law

Dec 16, 20193 min read

Your Religious Sincerity Won’t Save You

In the Apostle Paul’s day, there were 613 written, Old Testament laws that Jews strictly adhered to. If that sounds like a lot, it is....

May 15, 20193 min read

Do Babies Who Die Go to Heaven?

Imagine you were sick with the flu and I gave you this set of rules: Thou shalt not run a temperature, have the chills, sneeze, have a...

Apr 1, 20194 min read

God Wants a New Kind of Obedience

A pastor friend of mine, Joby Martin, recently told the story of taking his daughter to a birthday party. It was at one of those...

Jul 25, 20184 min read

The Way You Became a Christian Is the Same Way to Grow as One

In Galatians 3, Paul compares the salvation process to the experience of Abraham: “… just like Abraham who believed God, and it was...

Jun 11, 20184 min read

Sons and Daughters Love to Obey

Sometimes when I look into the mirror now, I’ll see Lynn Greear, my dad, looking back at me. And as much that startles me (reminding me...

Jan 24, 20185 min read

Does the Law Still Have a Purpose Today?

The beauty of the gospel is that we don’t have to do anything to be accepted by God. Our “doing,” as Scripture amply points out, plays no...

Jan 3, 20184 min read

Our Golden Nuggets of 2017

It’s always a fun and informative exercise to look at the most popular posts on Pastor J.D.’s blog and learn some interesting facts. For...