by Dick Hill | Jun 28, 2020 | Abraham, Faith
More pondering from the Ponderosa! We are given forever life – justified before God – by faith alone in Christ alone. Where did we ever get this idea? We must go back to the very first time this amazing truth surfaced. It came through one that has been called the...
by Dick Hill | May 19, 2020 | Abraham, Faith
Let’s ponder on some heavy thoughts today. God said to Abraham, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it” (Genesis 15:7). It is as though God was saying, “Listen carefully, Abraham. I’m not going back on this.”...
by Dick Hill | May 17, 2020 | Faith
The word that clearly defines Christ’s identity and the value of His work on the cross is the word grace. Grace is the good news that God in the person of Jesus Christ became our once-and-forever sin substitute on the cross of Calvary. How is it possible for sinful...
by Dick Hill | May 16, 2020 | Faith
Abraham was destined to become the father of the faithful. His life began millennia ago with God’s sovereign call. During Noah’s day, the Flood destroyed the earth and a sin-infected, genetically corrupt civilization. God’s plan to bring His promised Seed into the...
by Dick Hill | Apr 23, 2020 | Christians, Faith, Fruit, The Christian Life, Works
We are to live by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Abraham left his home in Chaldea to follow the living God by faith. He received his inheritance in Canaan by faith. He lived in a tent his entire life. Not much protection against rain, robbers, or critters...
