The Seed of the Woman Wins (Revelation 12): How Reading Revelation Rightly Gives Us Lasting Hope
Revelation 12 can be seen as a chapter that comments on Genesis 3:15 and the history of seed warfare between God’s people and God’s enemies.
Every type and shadow in the OT has it connection to Christ, we need to let the Law and the Prophets be our guide in the book of Revelation. For without them, we are slaves to our own imaginations and the imaginations of other uninspired commentators. That said, if we commit ourselves to reading of... Continue Reading
This is Why Kids Don’t Need Smartphones
When “sexting” is treated as normal, healthy, and “empowering,” it is hardly surprising that kids imitate this behavior.
Children deserve not to be exposed to sexual content online or in person. They deserve to be taught that their bodies matter and should be treated as valuable. And they deserve to know that their hearts are precious and that they matter to the adults in their lives – and that those adults will work... Continue Reading
Pain, Presents, and a Prophecy
At the moment of trial, all the treasures of the world are of little use and will fly away from us or we will fly away from them.
The great message of Scripture to all mankind is that the promised King and Savior has come. His name is called Jesus for He saves His people from their sins. Jesus Christ is the greatest gift one can receive, for the “gift of God is eternal life.” I cannot buy eternal life. You cannot buy... Continue Reading
Men: A Plan for Simple but Hard Discipleship
Three biblical non-negotiables for any man who desires to be a faithful disciple of Jesus and lead his family to do the same.
In its simplest form, being a disciple is the daily task of embracing and acting upon the Christ-centered word of God (Col 3:16). Without the Scriptures, we could not follow Christ because we would not know him or his gospel. Men, do not overcomplicate discipleship. Stay fixated on Jesus and his gospel by cherishing his Word... Continue Reading
Transgender or Pretendgender?
No person born a biological male trans-cends his maleness in order to become a female. The crossover is impossible.
Christians are called to face reality and the reality is that God created people male and female (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:20-25). There is no Biblical (or common sense!) category to support a non-binary view of gender. Biological males cannot become females and females cannot become males. There may be drugs to suppress hormones or drugs to introduce... Continue Reading
Holiness is More Than Behaving Yourself
God’s will is for our sanctification, wherein we die more and more unto sin and live increasingly unto righteousness.
When we think of holiness, our first thought can’t be “I need to try harder to obey.” Rather, our first thought must be “I am set apart for God.” When we dwell upon that reality and all that means, the rest will follow as the tail follows the dog. If we are going to... Continue Reading
John MacArthur Urges Pastors: Preach on Biblical Sexuality
As Canada outlaws "conversion therapy," pastors in U.S., Canada asked to preach Jan. 16 on God’s plan for sexuality.
“Conversion therapy bans prohibit Christian pastors and leaders from teaching a foundational part of discipleship— the Biblical definition of marriage and family, and the call to turn from any deviations of that definition,” said Joe Dallas, a Christian author and counselor who has spent three decades helping people overcome sexual addictions. “These bans won’t just... Continue Reading
Enemy Territory?
Jesus sits as King of Kings and Lord of Lords and the light of His truth is shining into every dark territory of the enemy and cannot be stopped.
The many headquarters of evil in the world around us should not scare the Christian. If God be for us who can possibly be against us? Certainly not any man or institution. Let us be fearless as Elisha in going into enemy territory for the sake of Christ and His glorious gospel knowing that if... Continue Reading
The Christian’s Ultimate Longing
Often we are caught longing and seriously in pursuit of wrong things.
The ultimate longing of the Christian is his/her glorification. When finally, we will be removed from this body of weakness and sin, and clothed in total perfection. When no member in us is tempted to draw us to despair and sin but is only drawn to righteousness (Romans 6:13). When worship is the only default... Continue Reading
Christian Character
To live godly in Christ Jesus is to emulate Him.
If we humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand of sanctification, we will submit to those whom God wills. We will worship Him instead of self. We will walk by faith not by sight. That means that temptations to not be honorable can be defeated and left powerless because they depend on our functioning within our... Continue Reading
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