Philip Dampier's Blog

Yesterday, he was the creator of the world, including the people who inhabit it. Today, he’s a baby lying in a makeshift crib in a cowshed. Is that not mind boggling. One moment, God, the next, newborn infant. Why would the creator become a baby? It is important for the Christian to…

Let’s take a look at John 1:1-5. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come…

This quote came from R.C. Sproul in his book, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith. We are to live by the Bible. It is the guide for our spiritual as well as our natural lives. We will be held accountable by God for what the Bible teaches us. We will…

What controls the wind and the water of this earth? Scientist have a long and detailed explanation of how and why natural things do what they do. What scientist lack is a clear understanding of how that explanation came to be in the first place. They know there are basic…

Most of us see ourselves as busy people. Few of us feel we have time to waste. Our lives are filled with activities and meetings. We have calendars that are covered up with appointments and smart phones with hourly reminders of what’s next in our schedule. We move from one event…

“We’re all sinners,” we say. “It’s just our human nature,” we claim. We blame our behavior on sin instead of blaming our sin on our behavior. I tolerate your sins because you tolerate mine; isn’t that the case? How we hate someone who has a holier than thou attitude, acting as…

There is an abundance of titles in the Bible directed towards the Son of God, including Son of God. When it came time to give the son a name God instructed Joseph to give him the name, Jesus. To that name, the title Messiah or Christ was later added. Today,…

There are times when we don’t know the facts. We see the surface, the visible but we don’t know what’s deep inside. Sometimes our knowledge is limited and because of its limitations we may miss out on a great opportunity. At the same time we operated with too little information…

The early church recognized seven deadly sins. The Orthodox Church added an eight, vainglory. This is the major hindrance of those who seek holiness. Remember the Pharisee who thanked God that he wasn’t like the “sinners” and then listed his accomplishments? Where does this “look at me” attitude come from? Why…

The demons knew who Jesus was. They identified him as the Son of God which Jesus understood to mean they knew he was the promised one, the Christ. We might think it strange that Jesus wanted to silence them. Surely he wanted the Jews to accept him as the Coming…