Author Archives: Jon Gleason

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About Jon Gleason

Former Pastor of Free Baptist Church of Glenrothes

In Case Anyone is Interested….

You may or may not have noticed it in the “recent comments” on the sidebar, but there’s been an interesting (to me, anyway) discussion on a post from a couple of weeks ago touching on the genealogies of Christ from Matthew … Continue reading

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“Ride on Singing”

True support comes from God. Are you really looking for help to respond Biblically to your problems, or are you a sympathy addict, looking for sympathy wherever you can find it? Continue reading

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His Word Will not Return Void — Direct Teaching on Preservation

God’s preservation of His Word is not an abstract theoretical matter, nor merely a statement about God’s unchanging nature, but it is also very clearly a practical doctrine referring to “That Book in Your Hand.” Continue reading

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In Memory of McCheyne?

In the news today, the McCheyne Memorial Church, built in memory of Robert Murray McCheyne, one of the most godly pastors Dundee (or for that matter, Scotland) has ever seen, will be turned into a holiday home for its London owner, a place to go for … Continue reading

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Three Thoughts After Yesterday’s Storm

When “nature” throws an amazing and powerful storm at us, we should not fear. We should rejoice that the God who rules the wind and the waves is our God. When we see great demonstrations of power, it should comfort and reassure us, for the God who rules every power that we see has promised to uphold us.
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His Word Will not Return Void — Preservation Implied

I believe the things I’ve cited in this post give a very strong basis for a doctrine of complete preservation of the Scriptures even if there were no direct teaching of the doctrine in the Bible at all. Continue reading

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For Fun — Year End Geographical Report

WordPress sent me a year-end report on this blog.  One aspect was kind of fun — they showed visitors by continent, with a breakdown of the top five nations (by visits to the blog) within each continent.  The report doesn’t include about half of … Continue reading

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