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The Hope of Future Glory
Not I But Christ Colossians 1:26, 27 “the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested...
Joseph Durso
Aug 12, 20222 min read


The Glory of the Lamb
NOT I BUT CHRIST In our last post, we looked at God's plan for a one flesh relationship with His people as exemplified in the institution...
Joseph Durso
Aug 5, 20223 min read


And The Two Shall Be One
Not I But Christ The ultimate plan of God for all eternity can be found tucked away in two verses from Paul's letter to the Ephesians,...
Joseph Durso
Jul 29, 20223 min read


Free Will or in its Bondage?
Not I But CHRIST One of the longest, ongoing debates in the Church is over the freedom of the will. Two books that many of the most used...
Joseph Durso
Jul 22, 20223 min read


Who Chose Who?
Not I But Christ Our present high-tech, scientifically enlightened, information highway world has given rise to a new level of control...
Joseph Durso
Jul 8, 20223 min read


The Knowledge of God
Not I But Christ In my last post, I described the condition of redeemed people in this present world as God communicated through the...
Joseph Durso
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Perspective is Everything
Not I But Christ Why would a redeemed sinner brag about himself or anybody else? To rejoice in God's work among His people is to glory in...
Joseph Durso
Jun 10, 20223 min read


A Testimony of Dying to Self
Out of Dry Ground The term easy-believism captures the idea of a Christianity that does not have to produce good works. By this doctrine,...
Joseph Durso
May 7, 20222 min read


A Testimony of Transparency
Out of Dry Ground The year was 1982, we were living in Abilene, Texas, and I was managing a restaurant. A simple run two years prior led...
Joseph Durso
Apr 22, 20223 min read


The Fragility of a Good Testimony
Out of Dry Ground My Testimony Series "...He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist..." (Acts 17:27, 28)....
Joseph Durso
Apr 7, 20223 min read


My Testimony: From Dry to Fertile Ground
Out of Dry Ground I hereby testify that any good that may come out of my life is due to the working of the Lord Jesus Christ within it....
Joseph Durso
Apr 1, 20222 min read


The Question of Interpretation
The Cultural Christianity Series Get the Bible right, and you get the truth right. Misunderstand the Bible, and you cannot understand...
Joseph Durso
Mar 25, 20223 min read


Are You Culturally Compromised?
The Cultural Christianity Series What is Cultural Christianity? When a Church allows cultural standards of morality and worldly...
Joseph Durso
Mar 18, 20223 min read


New Testament Epistemology
The Cambridge dictionary defines epistemology this way, "a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits...
Joseph Durso
Mar 12, 20224 min read


Jesus, the Perfect Advocate
The Cultural Christianity Series "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin." (1 John 2:1) Last week...
Joseph Durso
Feb 25, 20223 min read


Concerted Prayer
I am going to APOLOGIZE ahead of time for this blog's length. However, the content of E. M. Bounds' chapter on Concerted Prayer in his...
Joseph Durso
Feb 18, 202210 min read


Complete Joy in Fellowship
The Cultural Christianity Series In his first paragraph, John makes known one of his writing goals. "What we have seen and heard we...
Joseph Durso
Feb 11, 20223 min read


Why Sinners Suffer Forever
Did you ever ask yourself, why do sinners spend eternity in hell? Did you ever get an adequate answer? My dear readers, with all...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read


The Promise of a New Year
Every year people celebrate the New Year, hoping that things will be better. Insanity is doing the same thing expecting a different outcome.
Joseph Durso
Jan 7, 20223 min read


The Kingdom of God is with Power
In the history of the world, many men have seized power not designated to them by God, which resulted in abuse of authority. Ruling in...
Joseph Durso
May 21, 20213 min read
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