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April 17, 2019
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must […]
May 2, 2019
One of the most theologically in-depth passages in all Scripture is John 1:1. This verse is a Christian gem. It’s a verse you could quickly coast over, yet it’s stunning how much truth is embedded in such a few words. This verse says, “In the beginning was the Word, and […]
May 15, 2019
Do the terms peccability and impeccability mean anything to you? Perhaps not. And that’s okay. Theologians use these two terms to describe Jesus’s ability to sin or not to sin. Those who hold to the peccability view believe that Jesus could have sinned but didn’t, whereas those who believe that […]
May 22, 2019
The Old Testament contains some three hundred prophecies that Jesus fulfilled during His coming. The number varies among scholars, but whatever the exact number, it is huge. To help us understand the significance of Jesus’s fulfillment of these prophecies, Peter Stoner in his book Science Speaks offers this WELL KNOWN […]
May 29, 2019
Begotten. Not a word we use every day. And it certainly didn’t make the trending words list for this year. Nevertheless, begotten is theologically dense. It’s packed full of doctrinal insight. In what is perhaps the most famous verse in all Scripture, we read, “For God so loved the world, […]
June 5, 2019
If you want to liven up the conversation with a group of strangers just pose the question, “Who is the Holy Spirit?” That ought to make for an interesting conversation. It’s probably no surprise to you that there’s a lot of abuse done in the name of the Holy Spirit—even […]
June 12, 2019
A.W. Tozer, a twentieth-century spiritual sage, famously said, “If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference.” Can you say, “Ouch?” Talk about a scary thought. Tozer seems to be on to something […]
June 19, 2019
I’m not sure how you open gifts at Christmas time, but our family’s custom was to first open the presents under the tree and then afterward we could discover what was in our stockings. Spiritual gifts are like stocking stuffers—the added gifts that come subsequent to God’s greatest gift, our […]
June 26, 2019
A wise man once said, “Give a man a fish and you’ll feed him a meal. Teach a man to fish and you’ll feed him for a lifetime.” I’ve always resonated with that statement. And such a quip applies directly to studying the Bible. Many people are content to depend […]
July 3, 2019
When it comes to the Bible, we live in a buffet culture whereby people pick and choose what they like and disregard what they don’t. But we can’t chew the meat and spit out the bones as it relates to God’s Word. We do not have the right to shun […]
July 10, 2019
Voting is a privilege that each of us gets to exercise in this great democracy. But it’s critical that we cast an informed vote. Here are six tips to remember before entering the voting booth. First, remember that no one enters the voting booth alone. As Christians, we should ask, […]
July 17, 2019
Homosexuality is no longer an “in the closet” issue. The closet door has swung wide open and the door is completely off the hinges. We are living in the midst of a moral revolution, a revolution accelerating at speeds so fast that it’s hard to even process. This topic deserves […]