Hi, Hello and Howdy…

This is my place on the net to discuss theology, faith and the Bible. I’m an owner of a new media firm in South Carolina and a student at Columbia International University majoring in Biblical languages. I love theology and love to teach the Bible. (I teach Sunday school and a theology course at our church) and aspire one day to teach theology at a seminary. I am married to the most wonderful woman I could ever ask for who supports me in all of my dreams. (And puts up with me on a daily basis. Phew!)

I have an avid interest in apologetics and church history. If you haven’t figured out by now I’m a Christian and love King Jesus with all my being. I find myself wanting to find more and more ways to tell others about Christ and feel this blog may just be one of them.

I am reformed in my theology and while I don’t like labels most would quickly label me as a five point Calvinist. Labels aside, I am a follower of Christ and one who will tell you that my King saved me - a wretched sinner by His grace. My God transformed by heart of stone to a heart of flesh and opened my eyes to His glory. Through the gift of faith and repentance I trust only in the person and work of Christ for my salvation. I desire to be conformed more and more into the image of Jesus Christ and following the motto of my university… “to know Him and to make Him known”!

My passion is for the full Gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe that the Gospel message in the American Church today has become watered down and turned into a gospel of prosperity, success and self-help. My mission field is the American Church. We need to stay true to the full Gospel message - one of faith and repentance, one of law to the proud and grace to the humble, one of all attributes of God so that we are not preaching an idol instead of the God of Scripture.

“I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church. “  - Charles Spurgeon

When I am not reading (which I do quite a bit!), I love swimming, mountain biking and can sit at a piano for hours at a time tinkering with music composition. I also love to hang out with other believers and talk about the things of God and I equally love to hang out with unbelievers and tell them about the amazing grace found only in the blood of Jesus Christ.

• Favorite Color: Blue
• Favorite Movie: Pilgrim’s Progress, Gospel of John
• Favorite TV Show: Good Eats (Food Network)
• Favorite Books of the Bible: That’s a tough one since I love them all but my favorites have to be Romans, Ephesians, Genesis & Colossians
• Top Songs on My iPod: Yearn by Shane & Shane, Rock of Ages by Chris Rice, and just about everything written by Mozart and Beethoven.
• Favorite Books: Bible, The Life of God in the Soul of Man, Pleasures of God, pretty much anything written by a Puritan, John Piper, John MacArthur, Calvin, Spurgeon, etc.
• Favorite Web Site: monergism.com
• Favorite Dead Guys: Charles Spurgeon, John Calvin, John Owen, Thomas Watson
• Favorite Living Pastors: John Piper, Paul Washer, John MacArthur & Tim Phillips

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So drop me a line (jcwing@mac.com) and let me know about yourself! I love to talk theology and if you have a great theological news story please send it my way!Soli Deo Gloria! (Glory to God alone)