If Satan is responsible for possessing the serpent and using it for his own evil purposes, then the question follows, where does Satan come from? The Bible seems to teach that Satan is a created being who turned against God and embraced evil.   The Bible’s account of the fall in the Garden of Eden raises... Continue Reading

The moment Adam and Eve surrendered to the serpent’s seduction, they severed themselves from the umbilical cord of life in God (Ephesians 4:17-19). They shriveled up and died. As their spiritual heirs, at birth we inherit their corrupt nature. That means that relationally we are still wired for worship, but we worship anything but God. We are lovers who... Continue Reading

I’ve noticed two equally destructive tendencies at play around this topic (three if you count a general fear of aging or displaying physical signs thereof). One is around the (utterly abhorrent) neologism ‘adulting’, meaning ‘behaving like an adult’. It is the resistance towards moving out of the young, free, single party animal phase and into... Continue Reading

The bad news is that all of us are fallen and unable to save ourselves. The good news is that God loves sinners eternally and unconditionally. He loves them so much that he sent his only-begotten Son to save those who cannot save themselves. How then do his elect benefit from what God, in Christ,... Continue Reading

The important thing to note from the gift lists in Romans 12 and other passages is that there are many different types of gifts, and they are given by God according to His good will and pleasure. So, not everyone has the same gifts, and no one has every gift.   Throughout the Scriptures, we... Continue Reading

The concept of equality in the Bible is used in the context of judgment before the law of God.  The law of God defines right and wrong, not the Supreme Court or some professor at a secular university.  All men are equal before the law of God.  Judgment must show no favoritism: “You must not... Continue Reading

“We can be thankful in trying circumstances because know that we will be able to extend to others who experience similar difficult circumstances the same comfort that we receive from the God of all comfort.”   Often, the most basic of God’s commands are the hardest for us to obey. We may ask ourselves whether or not... Continue Reading

We all, to varying degrees, are conscious of this yawning cavern placed within us by Someone without. Inexplicably, we hunger for a meal we have not yet tasted; we thirst for streams our lips have never touched. And we cannot shake it. We try to appease the appetite with earthly snacks or distract ourselves with... Continue Reading

People need a healthy dose of Scripture.  The Scripture speaks of a God who is not fashionable, trendy, or vogue.  However, the Bible does speak of a God who is big, weighty and holy; of a God that is a consuming fire.  This is not the type of deity to be trifled with by seeking... Continue Reading

“Lewis discovered that God doesn’t make us truly thankful by threatening us; he draws it out of us with pleasures. And these pleasures are pointers to something greater — they become our tutors in thanksgiving.”   God takes great pleasure in helping us grow in the happy grace of gratitude. And the almost unbelievably wonderful... Continue Reading