This objection is probably not one that most of us would speak out loud. However, somewhere within our hearts we hear the false whisper, You already know God, why do you need to know more about him? Our feelings of adequacy in our understanding are probably the most convincing evidence of how little we know... Continue Reading

As believers, it is our responsibility to test the spirits, even and especially in the church. We are to be Bereans knowing our Bibles, listening at what people are saying and seeing if it measure up to Scripture. If it does not, then we cast it aside. We must do so for our spiritual well-being.... Continue Reading

The New Testament tells us of a Father who gave up his only beloved Son as a sacrifice for sinners (John 3:16 & Romans 8:32). This same Father would raise his Son by his Holy Spirit (Romans 1:4) for our justification (Romans 4:25). God spared Abraham the heartbreak of sacrificing his only beloved son. But... Continue Reading

So let us rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ. There is no condemnation. There is no performance required. Then let us worship like never before. Let us wear ourselves pleasing the Lover of our souls. Some might say we owe it to him. Others just say we love to love him.   God... Continue Reading

There’s a real connection between coming to Christ and the very real death of Christ. In other words, a true Christian will desire a deadness to his sin that is just as real as Christ’s death on Calvary. That’s as real as it gets. Similarly, as Christ was raised to new life three days later,... Continue Reading

“Followers of Jesus are to be transformed by the renewing of their minds, demonstrate the mind of Christ, and discern, with biblical wisdom and guided by the Spirit, what it means to live faithfully in the 21st century. It follows, then, that our responsibility to those we disciple includes an element of getting them to reason... Continue Reading

“Religious belief is not necessarily a subjective human creation, especially when it is the product of divine revelation as in the cases of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. True belief, by definition, requires an ability to exclude ideas that are incommensurate with a faith’s core teachings, and for that reason, convergence is an unsatisfactory means to... Continue Reading

“Eschatology helps us to have a living hope in the midst of the humiliation of this present age.  Peter says that by the power of God we were born again “to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”  The power of God, which brought about our spiritual life, also brings... Continue Reading

“For all true followers of Christ, obedience is never peripheral. At the heart of what it means to be a disciple of our Lord is living in loving devotion to God. But if such love is real, the acid test is obedience. Jesus maintained, “If you love me,you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Genuine... Continue Reading

“God showed his love for us, and Christ died for us, before we were birthed. God allowed our mothers to conceive; we were knitted together in our mothers’ wombs by the all-controlling hand of God. And while we were yet within our mother’s womb, God saw our totally depraved hearts. However, God loved us.”   Good news! The... Continue Reading