This site was last updated on April 10, 2007. Scroll down to the "What's New" headline toward the bottem of this page to see what I added.

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[My Testimony] [Philosophy vs. Christ] [Who Is Jesus?] [Salvation] [God is Love But Eternity is Eternity] [The Pretribulation Rapture] [More on Beauty for Ashes] [The Passion of The Christ] [Is Eternal Life a License to Sin?] [Self-Love vs. Selfless Love] [Do You Have a Love For The Truth?] [The Believer's Position in Christ] [Self-Esteem vs. God Esteem] [Partaking Of Christ's Sufferings] [The Basis of Just Examination] [Problems With The Message] [Be Angry And Do Not Sin] [Delighting In The Lord] [Can Psychology Be Christian?] [Avoiding Correction?] [The Penalty For Sin - Part 1] [The Penalty For Sin - Part 2] [Visual Translations Of The Scriptures] [What is Humility?] ["Judge Not Lest You Be Judged"] [Strong Delusion] [Is Faith In God Rational?]

POEMS

[ Unashamed ] [Everlasting King - A Christmas Poem] [The Beginning of Wisdom] [Apostasy] [Strength Indeed] [Let Us Reason] [The Christian] [Cherished Poems] [Only Through Jesus]

OTHER [What Is The Gospel?] [Exposing Error: Is It Worthwhile?] [Showtime for the Sheep?] [Christ Died For Our Sins] [Why?] [Noah Found Grace] [Judgment Day Approaching] [My Links] [Timely Words From Saints of the Past] [The True Grace of God in Which You Stand] [Earnestly Contend] [Shameful Ironies!] [Psychology & the Evangelical Church] [Psychology in Prophecy] [Forgiveness] [Recommended Products] [Weaning Evangelicals Off The Word - Part 1] [Weaning Evangelicals Off The Word - Part 2] ["God Isn't Fair"] [Intimacy With God's Word] [The Righteousness Of God]

THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM

Give ear to wisdom,
through the fear of the Lord it begins,
Taste and see His holiness,
He died for our sins.

My heart has loved vanity,
correction I have despised,
But thanks be to God,
Who alone opens our eyes.

The word of God is sharp,
definitely one of a kind,
He alone can penetrate,
the superficial mind.

Give ear to wisdom,
the doctrine that is sound,
But remember your Creator,
from Him true wisdom is found.

Before wisdom is sorrow,
after pride is a fall,
this is my experience,
I thought I knew it all.

Copyright, Jan. 20, 2004, by Jesse Larsen

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works" (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

ONLY THROUGH JESUS

Only through Jesus
and not through me...
it's only through Him
that I truly see.

Only through Jesus
I can't go wrong...
I'm finally singing
a decent song.

Only through Jesus
and not through me...
I have been broken,
but truly set free.

Only through Jesus
I can't go wrong...
when I am weak
He is strong.

Only through Jesus
I'm finally free...
I only wish
that all could see...
that this is not
because of me...
only through Jesus
I'm truly free!

Only through Jesus,
this is my case:
I'm only a sinner,
saved by grace.

By Jesse Larsen, November 17, 2006.

Note: Before I wrote this poem, I said a short prayer asking God to give me the right words for this poem. So to Him be the glory. Here are some verses that helped inspire this poem....

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

“Not by works of rightousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:5-7).

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is
made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Here are my two latest articles: Strong Delusion and Is Faith In God Rational?

I have also updated my articles titled The Penalty For Sin - Part 1, The Penalty For Sin - Part 2 and Do You Have A Love For The Truth?

I have added a couple of my mom's devotionals as well: Intimacy With God's Word and The Righteousness Of God.

Here is my latest poem: Only Through Jesus.

My Links Page was last updated on December 29, 2006, and my Recommended Products page was last updated on April 10, 2007.

You can click here to find my site without all the adds.

I want to recommend the The Berean Call to every believer in Christ who is interested in staying informed about the latest unbiblical teachings and practices impacting the church, or looking for some good biblical meat. It is an excellent ministry which I highly recommend to every serious student of God's word.

They have a free monthly newsletter which is definitely worth checking out, and they also have an excellent radio show which you can hear online. You can click here to find their most recent radio broadcast, and you can find some of their You Tube videos through this link.

Here are some upcoming conferences that I want to recommend:

Contending For The Faith Conference. This one will take place during April 13-14 in Redding, California.

Discerning the Times Bible Conference. This one will take place during April 20-21 in Saskatoon.

Judgment Day! Conference. This one will take place during August 9-11 in Bend, Oregon.

Understanding The Times, 2007. This one will take place during October 19-20 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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