“Their God Is Their Belly”: Gluttony and Faith
Even in actions as mundane as eating and drinking, we need to glorify God.
Food is good. It nourishes us physically and brings us together socially. Eating can be a real pleasure. Food is a blessing from God that should be enjoyed. Gluttony, however, is a sin. And it represents an undeniable danger to our godliness. As God’s people we should supplant it in our lives with self-control and... Continue Reading
Gay Weddings & the Christian
God’s Word makes clear that there are places that a Christian must never be seen (1 Cor 8:10; 10:14, 21).
While we cannot signify any approval of homosexuality, we can still prayerfully find dozens of ways to keep blessing, befriending, and loving our gay friends and family and seeking to tell them of the only Savior for sinners (Matt 9:36–38; Col 4:2–6). We must also take their questions sincerely and give them gospel answers with patience... Continue Reading
What Does the Bible Have to Do with My Life?
The Bible is difficult, the Bible is challenging, the Bible demands more from me than I want to give, but where else am I going to go? It has the words of eternal life.
The Bible contains 66 books written by 40 authors over 1,500 years on three continents over more than a dozen different genres. And yet they all tell the same story of the same God. The Bible is a theological book that shares true history, but even when it is telling true historic facts, it doesn’t... Continue Reading
The Triune God Helps Us with Sexual Temptation
God has given us his Holy Spirit, who gives us new hearts and changes us from the inside-out.
We’re not the first to face this struggle. The judgment of Jesus, the holiness of God, and the resources of the Holy Spirit will help us honor God in this area. We have every reason to strive for holiness, even when our temptations and the surrounding culture are against us. The Thessalonians lived in... Continue Reading
Worship as Thanksgiving
We are recipients of pervasive, abundant, and undeserved grace, and therefore we ought to be grateful.
The Christian life is an experience and expression of gratitude, but Christian worship is an engagement in the corporate expression of thanksgiving. A person can be grateful without giving thanks. He may feel gratitude in his heart, but if it is not expressed, it does not glorify God. We may safely assume all ten lepers... Continue Reading
Four Years Later, Do We Love Christ More?
Why did we deem the church so essential and the gathering of the saints so central to our lives during the COVID-era in 2020?
If we have learned anything through the last four years, we ought to have learned how worthy Christ is of our love. We have seen so much more clearly the necessity of His body, the beauty of holiness, and the majesty of worship. Moreover, we have seen His unyielding faithfulness to us, sustaining us through... Continue Reading
Addition by Subtraction
How does a Christian find contentment?
Christians, let’s be content with what we have. Let’s learn to be content in whatever situation we find ourselves. Remember, God has said that He will never leave us or forsake us. Let’s not seek contentment through adding to our possessions, but rather let us seek to add to our contentment by subtraction. Have... Continue Reading
Truly Meeting with God on the Lord’s Day
A Lesson I Learned in the Pentecostal Church
We must know that God especially condescends to us as we gather with His people on His Day. If we truly believe that, we will be motivated to prioritize Lord’s Day worship in our lives. Who wouldn’t, like the Psalmist David, say, “One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that... Continue Reading
How the History of Israel Proves Postmillennialism
The Kings, Jesus, and a World with Worshippers
Jesus will be the one who indeed obeys the covenant stipulations of Yahweh and, as Solomon prayed, would bless all the peoples on earth (1 Kings 8:60; 2 Chronicles 6:32-33). He is the one who delivered Hezekiah from Assyria and who will ensure the world will know who God is (2 Kings 19:15, 19). He... Continue Reading
Temptations Common to Marriage
Three common challenges that all marriages between sinners face, holding up Christ as the only reliable solution for each.
Our Lord taught us that a house divided against itself can’t stand. Satan’s strategy is to use friendly fire — spouses attacking each other — to defeat our marriages. It’s imperative, then, for couples to learn how to engage in spiritual (not spousal) warfare. And spiritual wars can be won only with spiritual weapons. I... Continue Reading
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