R. L. Wilson

Jesus: The Servant of God

By R. L. Wilson / March 11, 2023

Each of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) focuses on Jesus from a slightly different perspective. They include or exclude details about His life as they paint their…

The Fruit of the Spirit – Goodness

By R. L. Wilson / March 7, 2023

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). In the Bible Knowledge Commentary, Donald Campbell suggests “Goodness may be…

The Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness

By R. L. Wilson / March 1, 2023

Kindness is a virtue that we often associate with good deeds and positive actions. It’s a simple act of treating others with respect, empathy, and compassion. But kindness is much…

The Fruit of the Spirit – Patience

By R. L. Wilson / February 22, 2023

Patience is a virtue that many of us struggle to cultivate in our fast-paced and demanding world. We live in an era of instant gratification, where everything from food to…

The Fruit of the Spirit – Peace

By R. L. Wilson / February 14, 2023

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). When the apostle Paul mentions “peace” as a fruit of the…

The Fruit of the Spirit – Joy

By R. L. Wilson / February 7, 2023

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). We used to sing a little chorus when we were kids:…

The Fruit of the Spirit – Love

By R. L. Wilson / January 31, 2023

What is love? It’s kind of hard to tell when we say we “love” our spouse, or our children, or a day at the beach, or a strawberry milkshake, or…

The Aseity of God – Part 2: Making it Personal

By R. L. Wilson / January 23, 2023

In Part 1, I gave a definition of aseity. Essentially, it means that God simply, and eternally, is. J.I. Packer puts it this way, “Our Maker exists in an eternal,…

The Aseity of God

By R. L. Wilson / January 17, 2023

The word aseity is probably not part of the average person’s vocabulary. And, although I have often been accused of having a larger than average vocabulary, it’s not a word…

Made in God’s Image

By R. L. Wilson / January 9, 2023

Just for curiosity, I was reading several articles about imago Dei, the “image of God.” It has long been debated what God actually meant when He said, “Let us make…

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