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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>The Master's Seminary Blog</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu</link> <description>Sound articles from trusted faculty and friends of The Master's Seminary.</description> <language>en</language> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:57:44 GMT</pubDate> <dc:date>2023-11-28T18:57:44Z</dc:date> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <item> <title>Reflections on Theological Training</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/reflections-on-theological-training</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/reflections-on-theological-training" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_11-28-23.png" alt="Reflections on Theological Training" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/reflections-on-theological-training" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_11-28-23.png" alt="Reflections on Theological Training" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Freflections-on-theological-training&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Ministry</category> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:57:44 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/reflections-on-theological-training</guid> <dc:date>2023-11-28T18:57:44Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>H.B. Charles, Jr.</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>What Is Jesus Grateful For?</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/what-is-jesus-grateful-for</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/what-is-jesus-grateful-for" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_phot_11.21.23.png" alt="What Is Jesus Grateful For?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">It's a tradition millions of Americans will participate in this Thanksgiving. They’ll gather with family at a dinner table crammed with enough turkey, stuffing, dinner rolls, vegetables, and sweet potatoes with marshmallows to plunge each participant into a post-dinner sleep that has more in common with a coma than a nap. Before they pray and begin to stuff themselves, everyone at the table will answer one question: what are you thankful for?&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">It’s a beautiful and distinctly Christian practice (even if no Christians are at the table, they are unwittingly acting like Christians when they express gratitude). After all, gratitude doesn’t make any sense without God. Without a life-giver, who do you thank for your life? Without a creator, who do you thank for the wonders of creation, including the animals and plants you are about to consume? And without a sustainer, who do you thank for your health and safety?</span></p></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/what-is-jesus-grateful-for" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_phot_11.21.23.png" alt="What Is Jesus Grateful For?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">It's a tradition millions of Americans will participate in this Thanksgiving. They’ll gather with family at a dinner table crammed with enough turkey, stuffing, dinner rolls, vegetables, and sweet potatoes with marshmallows to plunge each participant into a post-dinner sleep that has more in common with a coma than a nap. Before they pray and begin to stuff themselves, everyone at the table will answer one question: what are you thankful for?&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">It’s a beautiful and distinctly Christian practice (even if no Christians are at the table, they are unwittingly acting like Christians when they express gratitude). After all, gratitude doesn’t make any sense without God. Without a life-giver, who do you thank for your life? Without a creator, who do you thank for the wonders of creation, including the animals and plants you are about to consume? And without a sustainer, who do you thank for your health and safety?</span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fwhat-is-jesus-grateful-for&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Christian Living</category> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 22:30:11 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/what-is-jesus-grateful-for</guid> <dc:date>2023-11-21T22:30:11Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>The Greatest Reformer You've Never Heard Of</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/the-greatest-reformer-youve-never-heard-of</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/the-greatest-reformer-youve-never-heard-of" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_10-31.png" alt="The Greatest Reformer You've Never Heard Of" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Each October, as Reformation Day rolls around, I’ve become accustomed to seeing memes of Luther with “thug life” glasses and Calvin with laser eyes. Occasionally we may also see digital memorials to other great men such as Wycliffe, Huss, Zwingli, and Knox. But at 500 years out, many significant figures of the Reformation slip through the cracks of our modern memory.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">One such figure is Peter Martyr Vermigli.</span></p> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"></span></h2></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/the-greatest-reformer-youve-never-heard-of" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_10-31.png" alt="The Greatest Reformer You've Never Heard Of" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Each October, as Reformation Day rolls around, I’ve become accustomed to seeing memes of Luther with “thug life” glasses and Calvin with laser eyes. Occasionally we may also see digital memorials to other great men such as Wycliffe, Huss, Zwingli, and Knox. But at 500 years out, many significant figures of the Reformation slip through the cracks of our modern memory.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">One such figure is Peter Martyr Vermigli.</span></p> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"></span></h2> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fthe-greatest-reformer-youve-never-heard-of&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Church History</category> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:53:32 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/the-greatest-reformer-youve-never-heard-of</guid> <dc:date>2023-10-31T20:53:32Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>Jacob Trotter</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>Humility and Helpfulness: Learning to Think Well and Love Others</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/humility-and-helpfulness</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/humility-and-helpfulness" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blogphoto_10-27-23.png" alt="Humility and Helpfulness: Learning to Think Well and Love Others" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/humility-and-helpfulness" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blogphoto_10-27-23.png" alt="Humility and Helpfulness: Learning to Think Well and Love Others" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fhumility-and-helpfulness&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Christian Living</category> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:27:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/humility-and-helpfulness</guid> <dc:date>2023-10-27T18:27:30Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>Jack Gamble-Smith</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>How Should We Think About the Current Situation in Israel?</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/how-should-we-think-about-the-current-situation-in-israel</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/how-should-we-think-about-the-current-situation-in-israel" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blogphoto_10-17-23.png" alt="How Should We Think About the Current Situation in Israel?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">All of you are aware of the brutal attack by Hamas forces into Israel last Saturday, October 7, 2023. About 50 years ago, on October 6, 1973, several Arab nations attacked on Yom Kippur—called the Yom Kippur War. Israel eventually won that conflict but sustained significant casualties. Saturday’s attack happened on Shabbat when many in Israel were gathered in synagogues and believing assemblies. It was also a special Shabbat—Simchat Torah, marking the conclusion of the fall Jewish holidays. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/how-should-we-think-about-the-current-situation-in-israel" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blogphoto_10-17-23.png" alt="How Should We Think About the Current Situation in Israel?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">All of you are aware of the brutal attack by Hamas forces into Israel last Saturday, October 7, 2023. About 50 years ago, on October 6, 1973, several Arab nations attacked on Yom Kippur—called the Yom Kippur War. Israel eventually won that conflict but sustained significant casualties. Saturday’s attack happened on Shabbat when many in Israel were gathered in synagogues and believing assemblies. It was also a special Shabbat—Simchat Torah, marking the conclusion of the fall Jewish holidays. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fhow-should-we-think-about-the-current-situation-in-israel&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Cultural Issues</category> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>mgrisanti@tms.edu (Michael Grisanti)</author> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/how-should-we-think-about-the-current-situation-in-israel</guid> <dc:date>2023-10-14T15:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Preaching the Inerrant Word of God</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/preaching-the-inerrant-word-of-god</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/preaching-the-inerrant-word-of-god" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/BlogPhoto_10-10-23.png" alt="Preaching the Inerrant Word of God" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I am the father of two young men. As may be true for those of you who have children, I was the only pastor my boys had ever known. As members of our church, my children not only sat under my preaching for their entire lives but were also shepherded in a church dedicated to the truth of Scripture. Eventually, they both went away to college. For the first time, I was not the one feeding them from the pulpit each Lord's Day. It was new and a little unnerving for all of us!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I remember conversations my wife and I had with them as we helped guide them into a fruitful and truth-based church home. As you may know, college towns offer many church options, but how could I educate my sons to discern which church was best for their spiritual growth? &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The responsibility of every preacher, in every sermon, is to communicate the truth. That is the job description. We are not to adjust it, twist it, and certainly not take anything away from it. Each week we stand before a church family that is needy and desperate—although some are not even aware of that reality—and the chief remedy is the preaching of the Word. Scripture binds our wounds, satisfies our souls, and provides a firm foundation amidst the storms of life. As Paul writes to Timothy, the role of the preacher is simply to "Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season: reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching" (2 Timothy 4:2). </span></p></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/preaching-the-inerrant-word-of-god" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/BlogPhoto_10-10-23.png" alt="Preaching the Inerrant Word of God" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I am the father of two young men. As may be true for those of you who have children, I was the only pastor my boys had ever known. As members of our church, my children not only sat under my preaching for their entire lives but were also shepherded in a church dedicated to the truth of Scripture. Eventually, they both went away to college. For the first time, I was not the one feeding them from the pulpit each Lord's Day. It was new and a little unnerving for all of us!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I remember conversations my wife and I had with them as we helped guide them into a fruitful and truth-based church home. As you may know, college towns offer many church options, but how could I educate my sons to discern which church was best for their spiritual growth? &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The responsibility of every preacher, in every sermon, is to communicate the truth. That is the job description. We are not to adjust it, twist it, and certainly not take anything away from it. Each week we stand before a church family that is needy and desperate—although some are not even aware of that reality—and the chief remedy is the preaching of the Word. Scripture binds our wounds, satisfies our souls, and provides a firm foundation amidst the storms of life. As Paul writes to Timothy, the role of the preacher is simply to "Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season: reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching" (2 Timothy 4:2). </span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fpreaching-the-inerrant-word-of-god&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Ministry</category> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:53:12 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/preaching-the-inerrant-word-of-god</guid> <dc:date>2023-10-11T16:53:12Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>Michael Staton</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>Don't Do "You Do You": The Lie of Autonomy</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/dont-do-you-do-you-the-lie-of-autonomy</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/dont-do-you-do-you-the-lie-of-autonomy" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_10-4-23.png" alt="Don't Do &quot;You Do You&quot;: The Lie of Autonomy" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">The autonomy expressed by the phrase “You do you” can often just describe the freedom we all have to choose what we like best: Golf or basketball? Sportscars or minivans? The beach or the mountains? This catchy phrase might be used in these scenarios without cause for concern.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">But when the phrase “You do you” is<strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">applied to moral decisions,</span> there lurks an underlying worldview that is antithetical to biblical truth. We see the manifestation of this ungodly worldview in statements such as:&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“My body, my choice.”&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“I decide what gender I am.” &nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“As long as there is consent, there’s nothing wrong with it.”&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“No one can tell me what to do with my life. Therefore, physician assisted suicide is perfectly acceptable.”&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">These statements have the hidden premise that each person is free to live by their own mora<span style="font-weight: normal;">l standard—an idea that is known as autonomy. </span></span></p></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/dont-do-you-do-you-the-lie-of-autonomy" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_10-4-23.png" alt="Don't Do &quot;You Do You&quot;: The Lie of Autonomy" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">The autonomy expressed by the phrase “You do you” can often just describe the freedom we all have to choose what we like best: Golf or basketball? Sportscars or minivans? The beach or the mountains? This catchy phrase might be used in these scenarios without cause for concern.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">But when the phrase “You do you” is<strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">applied to moral decisions,</span> there lurks an underlying worldview that is antithetical to biblical truth. We see the manifestation of this ungodly worldview in statements such as:&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“My body, my choice.”&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“I decide what gender I am.” &nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“As long as there is consent, there’s nothing wrong with it.”&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">“No one can tell me what to do with my life. Therefore, physician assisted suicide is perfectly acceptable.”&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">These statements have the hidden premise that each person is free to live by their own mora<span style="font-weight: normal;">l standard—an idea that is known as autonomy. </span></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fdont-do-you-do-you-the-lie-of-autonomy&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Christian Living</category> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:30:19 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/dont-do-you-do-you-the-lie-of-autonomy</guid> <dc:date>2023-10-04T22:30:19Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>Rodney Andersen</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>Loss and the Christian Life</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/loss-and-the-christian-life</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/loss-and-the-christian-life" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_9.26.png" alt="Loss and the Christian Life" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/loss-and-the-christian-life" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/blog_photo_9.26.png" alt="Loss and the Christian Life" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Floss-and-the-christian-life&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Christian Living</category> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:26:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/loss-and-the-christian-life</guid> <dc:date>2023-09-27T16:26:30Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>John Dube</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>The Most Terrifying Verse in the Bible</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/the-most-terrifying-verse-in-the-bible</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/the-most-terrifying-verse-in-the-bible" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/92023blog_photo.png" alt="The Most Terrifying Verse in the Bible" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i>“For Demas, having loved this present age, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica;</i></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i> Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.” — 2 Timothy 4:10&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I believe that out of the 31,102 verses in Scripture, there is none more sobering and terrifying than 2 Timothy 4:10. <span style="font-weight: normal;">This quick, often overlooked comment is found in between names and greetings at the end of the last chapter of the last book written by the apostle Paul. But it should cause us to stop and ponder. There we find a reality more dreadful than hell itself. </span>The mere thought of it should cause every genuine believer to tremble in fear and consider anew the state of their soul before the living God. &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">2 Timothy 4:10 teaches us that we can spend our entire life fooling everyone, including ourselves, but it also teaches us that God will not be mocked (Gal. 6:7). </span></p></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/the-most-terrifying-verse-in-the-bible" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/92023blog_photo.png" alt="The Most Terrifying Verse in the Bible" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i>“For Demas, having loved this present age, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica;</i></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><i> Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.” — 2 Timothy 4:10&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I believe that out of the 31,102 verses in Scripture, there is none more sobering and terrifying than 2 Timothy 4:10. <span style="font-weight: normal;">This quick, often overlooked comment is found in between names and greetings at the end of the last chapter of the last book written by the apostle Paul. But it should cause us to stop and ponder. There we find a reality more dreadful than hell itself. </span>The mere thought of it should cause every genuine believer to tremble in fear and consider anew the state of their soul before the living God. &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">2 Timothy 4:10 teaches us that we can spend our entire life fooling everyone, including ourselves, but it also teaches us that God will not be mocked (Gal. 6:7). </span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fthe-most-terrifying-verse-in-the-bible&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Scripture</category> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:44:46 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/the-most-terrifying-verse-in-the-bible</guid> <dc:date>2023-09-20T18:44:46Z</dc:date> <dc:creator>Marco Bovino</dc:creator> </item> <item> <title>A Wise and Purposeful Walk</title> <link>https://blog.tms.edu/a-wise-and-purposeful-walk</link> <description><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/a-wise-and-purposeful-walk" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/9-13-23_blog_photo.png" alt="A Wise and Purposeful Walk" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div></description> <content:encoded><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.tms.edu/a-wise-and-purposeful-walk" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/9-13-23_blog_photo.png" alt="A Wise and Purposeful Walk" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=5914839&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tms.edu%2Fa-wise-and-purposeful-walk&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.tms.edu&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></content:encoded> <category>Christian Living</category> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:36:13 GMT</pubDate> <author>carlhargrove@example.org (Carl Hargrove)</author> <guid>https://blog.tms.edu/a-wise-and-purposeful-walk</guid> <dc:date>2023-09-13T21:36:13Z</dc:date> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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