Christian, Here’s When You’re Allowed to Apply Scripture
You and I are allowed to apply to Scripture in an argument or conversation only if we know its context and can match that context to the area in question.
Here are three simple steps, but they take time and effort. Understand the passage in its original context, understand how the passage fits into the biblical storyline and is fulfilled in the person and work of Christ, and apply the passage to yourself in your circumstances in a way that is faithful to steps 1... Continue Reading
What Is TULIP?
The word tulip forms an acrostic that summarizes a particular understanding of salvation that has at its center the love of God.
TULIP, or the five points of Calvinism, summarizes God’s work of salvation, and it highlights the omnipotent love of God. Christians can rest assured that if they believe, it is because of the work of God, and that work cannot fail because His love cannot fail. What do tulips, the love of God, and... Continue Reading
We Need Gospel Clarity
A life that seems to have no interest in Christ and his church nor pays any heed to his commands is not a living, active faith promoted from within by the Holy Spirit.
A life that seems to have no interest in Christ and his church nor pays any heed to his commands is not a living, active faith promoted from within by the Holy Spirit. It is a non-existent faith. It is belief that some words you said years ago is good enough to deal with your... Continue Reading
The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of Space
Only one is an everlasting kingdom.
If the human instinct is to build a kingdom upon those who are strong and mighty, impressive and successful, God’s instinct is to build a kingdom upon those who are weak and lowly, who are meek and merciful. Back in the 1950s, humanity entered into a great age of space exploration as the United... Continue Reading
What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Lamentations
When we read this book, we face sorrow and grief from beginning to end.
Lamentations is worthy of our attention. If, as the Church, we soaked in this book more regularly, we would develop greater sympathy for others, firmer trust in God’s promises, and a deeper understanding of God’s character and what it means to seek him. As a book, Lamentations is overlooked and ignored. Bible readers often... Continue Reading
Study: A Manly Father is Good for Children
Researchers expressed surprise at the link between masculine qualities and good parenting.
We have today what authors Warren Farrell and John Gray call a “boy crisis”—a crisis where boys fail to become men, struggle in school, get in trouble, and have difficulty finding wives. Would we see that crisis begin to be resolved if we encouraged fathers to practice and model their manly virtues? In an... Continue Reading
Is Darwinian Evolution Running Out of Time?
A new paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Theoretical Biology makes a strong case for the need for intelligent design.
Despite the protests of die-hard Darwinists, ID [Intelligent Design] theory is capable of scientific predictions and insights, and may in fact be better at explaining the wonders of the living world than Neo-Darwinism. Perhaps it’s even a theory that could eventually replace Darwin’s. The theory of intelligent design is often dismissed as religion pretending... Continue Reading
First Principles: A Most Subtle Skepticism
Beware the subtle form of biblicism that is so fatal to the health of the ecclesiastical body.
Tradition serves to correct our assumptions, expose our blind spots, and cultivate accountability in a garden we have turned into a wasteland. But most of all, she introduces us to creeds so that we do not gather as one but join the assembly of believers now and yesterday to praise the King of glory with... Continue Reading
Critical Race Theory and the Path to Truth
CRT offers a worldview that is incompatible with Scripture and the way God has called us to live.
For Christians, God is the source of truth, and His truth is revealed to us in Scripture. But proponents of CRT see truth differently. They see the “right versus wrong” view of the world as part of the oppressive systems they seek to overthrow. Some see the debate over Critical Race Theory (CRT) as... Continue Reading
Are Christians Redefining Sin in the Name of Love?
Lifestyles Christians previously and universally viewed as sinful according to the Bible are now increasingly tolerated, accepted, and even celebrated.
Redefining biblical doctrine to suit what we personally think is loving, gracious, or kind is wrong. Christians are called to love others. They are also called to kill sin in their lives and support fellow believers in godliness with all gentleness and compassion, not to give in to sin and pronounce it as good. ... Continue Reading
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