This is the first post on my blog. So to set the tone for the blog, I will state that first and foremost, I desire to serve Jesus Christ through any writing or information displayed here. I hope that the postings that are found here prove to be thought provoking and will stir passion in the readers. I hope that the passion that is stirred encourages the readers to pursue Jesus more diligently, study more diligently, and serve Jesus more diligently.
My background as a believer begins at the age of 18 as far as the point in time that I first professed Jesus as my Lord and Savior. But, I believe, based on a Reformed understanding of theology, that the Lord chose me before the foundations of the Earth somewhere in eternity past. I believe that He pursued me and drew me to Himself based on His sovereign grace alone and on nothing that merited any favor from Him based on my worth or actions. In fact, my life testifies that God did not choose me based on my works. My works were definitely deserving of eternal separation from God and punishment for eternity in Hell. I would go further to say that any thing that I did that would be considered good was done for the wrong motives and for selfish reasons. So to state it in another way, I was depraved, bankrupt of any righteousness, and just plain "basically evil"( thanks Daniel Montgomery for that vivid descriptive term, http://sojournchurch.com/ ).
In later postings I will more thoroughly recap my testimony. I want this blog to exalt Jesus every time it is written and read. I owe Jesus everything, not because I could ever pay Him back, because I could never do that, I owe Him everything because He is my God and Savior. He is worthy of my best praise, my eternal worship, complete respect, and every honor. He is all that is beautiful, He is the lifespring of all that is, He is eternally sovereign. He is Alpha and Omega. He is Lord. He is the First-born from the dead, He is the cornerstone that the buiders rejected, He is, was, and forever will be God, with God His father and God the Holy Spirit.
Kevin L. Rhea
About Me
- Kevin L. Rhea
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- I am a sinner who has accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I believe the gospel as it was first delivered to the Apostles and Prophets by the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe the Holy Bible as canon. I believe in salvation through grace alone, by faith alone, through Jesus Christ alone. I accept Reformed theology as the best paradigm to understand God's purposes and plans. I believe the Gifts of the Holy Spirit described in the pages of the New Testament are still extant and actively available for use by the Holy Spirit to accomplish His purpose in exalting Jesus and completing the tasks of the church.
