R. L. Wilson

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…

New Year’s Resolution – Spending Time in Your Bible

By R. L. Wilson / January 2, 2023

Every year thousands, perhaps millions, of Christians resolve to read their Bibles through in the coming year. And if you are like me, you do okay until you get to…

What is Your God Like?

By R. L. Wilson / December 20, 2022

In his book, The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer says this: “We tend by a secret law of the soul to move toward our mental image of God.”[1] What…

He Came from Heaven to Earth

By R. L. Wilson / December 20, 2022

What do you imagine heaven to be like? Maybe you think of it as some kind of glorified Las Vegas or New York City with all the entertainment possibilities imaginable,…

God Undressed

By R. L. Wilson / December 13, 2022

In his book, The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey shares this quote from George Herbert: The God of power, as he did ride  In his majestick robes of glorie …

God Makes Himself Known through Jesus

By R. L. Wilson / December 7, 2022

Every Christmas for many years, Paul Harvey would retell the parable of the Man and the Birds.[1] In brief, it involved a man who saw a flock of birds in…

God Makes Himself Known Through Scripture

By R. L. Wilson / November 29, 2022

In two previous articles we talked in a general sense about what revelation is, and how God has revealed some things about Himself through the things He created. Look’s look at…

The Cities of Refuge as a Picture of Christ

By R. L. Wilson / November 29, 2022

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, He was far more than just a Jewish boy born to poor parents in less than auspicious circumstances. He was, as John 1 tells…

Facing Temptation

By R. L. Wilson / November 21, 2022

Matthew 4:1 tells us that “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” While there, Satan tried hard to get Jesus to go…