Being people of truth, proclaiming the truth, and practicing the truth. That is our offensive weaponry which we need to fully utilize. In these very dark days this is all the more important to understand and to implement.   Let me begin by mentioning a dream I had last night. It seems I and a... Continue Reading

The NIV and NET are alone at saying, “Jesus was indignant” (ὀργίζω). The NIV has a footnote, “Many manuscripts Jesus was filled with compassion” (σπλαγχνίζομαι). “Indignant” is a toned-down word for “be angry.” So was Jesus angry or compassionate?   At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he came across a leper who said, “If you are... Continue Reading

 Paraphrasing the words of cultural commentator and theologian David Wells, our society has rapidly lost moral altitude. We’re not merely morally disengaged, adrift, and alienated; we’re morally obliterated. We’re not only morally illiterate; we’ve become morally vacant. The onset of this spiritual rot has come so rapidly that many would say that we’re in a moral... Continue Reading

Too often whatever government rulers told the people to do, they would do it, no questions asked. They made the state absolute, even though the biblical Christian knows it has only delegated authority and limited power. Consider the almost complete silence of Christian leaders concerning the closures of houses of worship, and severe restrictions on... Continue Reading

Just as many people today claim pro-life advocates are one-issue voters who only care about pre-born babies at the expense of others, many people in Wilberforce’s time claimed he was a one-issue politician who only cared about slaves at the expense of others.    Ahead of next month’s American election, Christian pro-life advocates are being... Continue Reading

If Christ died for all in the same way, we forfeit one of the most precious blessings he purchased — the faith by which we are saved — and we rob God of the full glory he deserves. Definite atonement, far from dulling love or blunting evangelism or blurring assurance, sets each ablaze with new... Continue Reading

When the church looks to earthly power for protection, we become like the person, the party, the thing in which we put our trust.  We become like what we worship – a biblical truth that gives both a precious promise and a profound warning.  Will we, as Christ’s church, whom He calls His body, be... Continue Reading

God blessed His chosen people through the leadership of Cyrus, who chose to make allowances and provisions for Israel to worship their God due to pragmatic calculations for his own rule.  Americans enjoy the privilege and responsibility of being able to elect our leaders–a luxury not enjoyed by virtually anyone in Scripture.  The good news... Continue Reading

Vote. Be a good steward of the freedom to do so. Write it in, mail it in, pull a lever, or push a button. Regardless of the manner you vote, please remember that a greater election has already occurred. The God of all creation reached from perfection into our imperfection and elected to send His... Continue Reading

We Christians have freedom not to vote for anyone, but we do not have freedom to vote for anyone. We Christians have the freedom not to vote for pro-life politicians like Donald Trump, but we do not have freedom to vote for pro-abortion politicians like Joe Biden.    If a pregnant woman promised to you... Continue Reading