http://highlands-reformed.com "...that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord…” Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On June 30th at 4:28pm, the Coleman family welcomed their son, Ryder Jackson Coleman, into the world. He weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz, and 21.5 inches long. Welcome little Ryder! Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fthe-colemans-newborn%2F&seed_title=The+Colemans+Newborn July 6th will mark our first Sunday at the Silver Lake Motel in Coeur d'Alene. Come join us at 10am, as we gather in the conference room for our Lords Day service. For directions to our new meeting place, you can follow this link to google maps. We hope to see ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fjoin-us-in-coeur-dalene%2F&seed_title=Join+Us+in+Coeur+d%26%238217%3BAlene Some Preliminary Considerations Rev. Brian M. Abshire Introduction Since the time of the Enlightenment, the role of human reason has become paramount in Western thinking. Though initially based on the out-workings of a thousand years of Christian presuppositions, modern man discovered that reason had given him ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Freason-evidence-and-presuppositional-apologetics-2%2F&seed_title=Reason%2C+Evidence+and+Presuppositional+Apologetics Rev. Brian M. Abshire In 1973, God used the witness of men working in parachurch organizations to bring me to saving faith in His Son Jesus and teach me the fundamentals of a Christian walk. While I was encouraged to attend a "Bible believing ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fwhy-i-became-a-presbyterian%2F&seed_title=Why+I+Became+A+Presbyterian I still remember the first time I encountered the doctrine of election. I was in my first semester at a Christian college, taking Theology 101. After dealing with the doctrines of God, Christ and Man, we finally got to salvation. And the professor turned out to be ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fwhy-i-believe-in-predestination-2%2F&seed_title=Why+I+Believe+in+Predestination Introduction Baptism is one of those perennial theological debates in which Christians have been engaged since the 16th century. Sincere believers honestly come to the same Scriptures yet often reach radically different conclusions. All Christians acknowledge that Baptism was instituted by the Lord Jesus as an abiding sign of admission to ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fthe-reformed-doctrine-of-baptism%2F&seed_title=The+Reformed+Doctrine+of+Baptism The Woman as Wife Women share equality of honor with men, but have different functions: “..and grant her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life…” (1 Peter 3:7). God intends most women to be married: “Then the Lord God said, ’It is not good ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fthe-woman-as-wife%2F&seed_title=The+Woman+as+Wife The Man as Husband God intends most men to be married: “Then the Lord God said, ’It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper, suitable for him.” (Gen 2:18). The husband is to cling to his wife, forsaking all ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fthe-man-as-husband%2F&seed_title=The+Man+as+Husband We are currently in the process of looking around Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls, Idaho for a new place to worship. If you live in Idaho, and are interested in a friendly reformed church, be sure to stay tuned as we'll be announcing our new location soon. If you have any ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fwere-moving-to-idaho%2F&seed_title=We%26%238217%3Bre+Moving+to+Idaho From Ezekiel 34:1-15 Rev. Brian M. Abshire Every pastor has his share of difficulties in the ministry and it is sometimes awfully easy to wish that God had called us to some other kind of work. The constant nit picking, the job insecurity, the need to please ALL of ... http://highlands-reformed.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fhighlands-reformed.com%2Fthe-shepherds-task%2F&seed_title=The+Shepherd%E2%80%99s+Task