Nothing is innately wrong with lipstick and shoes, for example, but we can’t take them with us when our bodies return to dust. They’re “treasures,” in a sense, that will perish when we do (Gen. 3:19; Matt. 6:19–21). The same goes for money and possessions and all our earthly accomplishments.   “The first comment we... Continue Reading

Just like Jesus’ rebuke to the Pharisees, each part of God’s word is to be viewed in light of Christ Himself. “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have... Continue Reading

I wonder how many dads have failed to protect their daughters and sons because they craved their approval. When speaking on sexual purity, I once asked a class of 125 Christian college students, “Looking back, how many of you wish your parents had given you less freedom in your high school years to go where... Continue Reading

Jesus gives a reason why “people loved the darkness.” He says it’s “because their works were evil” (John 3:19). They preferred the realm that corresponded to their actions and decisions. The wicked man “does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed” (3:20). This rebel loves the darkness not only because it... Continue Reading

If the darkest hour in human history became the stage for God’s most dazzling work, then your dark hours are not fit for you to fear. On the contrary, they are the places where you should watch for life to come forth from death and light to burst forth from the darkness! Instead of wallowing,... Continue Reading

As science fiction-style technology accelerates, Christians must get serious about bioethics and the theology of being human. We won’t know what to do with brainless “bodyoids” if we are theology-less brains and bodies. Even worse, we won’t have any way to resist that which destroys, exploits, or dehumanizes God’s image.     The recent debates over... Continue Reading

Proclaimers of the Gospel are “stewards of the mysteries of God.” God has put into the care of His people the responsibility of preaching, explaining, and guarding the content of “the mysteries of God.” We ought to have the fear of God about how we serve as caretakers of God’s message. We are servants given... Continue Reading

Each week, our corporate worship mediates to us the grace and peace that we continually need. If you are experiencing a lack of peace in your soul, the very worst thing you could do is to stay home, away from the Lord’s Day service, yet this is exactly what so many Christians do when they... Continue Reading

The Bible says concerning Jesus that He was full of grace and truth (John 1:14); grace representing tenderness, mercy, love; truth representing righteousness, severity, firmness. These qualities do not contradict one another but must be kept in perfect balance. They were in perfect balance in the person Jesus Christ, our Lord.   Recently I read... Continue Reading

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. (Psalm 104:33)   We Are All Called to Sing All of Scripture calls us to sing. There is a hymnbook in the middle of the Bible, a songbook that every family can use.... Continue Reading