Grant Van Leuven's Posts

Grant Van Leuven's Posts

Beware of Vain Philosophy, But Do Seek and Love True Wisdom

Grant Van Leuven
Sep 3, 2015
In Colossians 2:8, Paul warns Christians to, Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Does this command preclude philosophizing? That is, does God forbid “the love of wisdom”? Hardly! The...

A Biblical Survey of Adam's Significance to the Whole Story

Grant Van Leuven
Jul 26, 2015
When a character keeps popping up from cover to cover, you know that by his recurring presence the author is binding the whole book together. So the Holy Spirit shows Adam’s real historical existence as really important to the true story of sin and salvation by his protagonist role throughout...

What Do You Do with Your Pastor's Preaching?

Grant Van Leuven
Apr 9, 2015
How should you listen to a sermon? First, realize that you are responsible to actively (and thus, actually) listen. Like anything, you get personal benefit out of the preaching by what you put of yourself into the listening. Such self-accountability applies equally to the pastor. I often say to the...