Talking about “grace” is like saying, “isn’t marriage good,” when I can say instead, “isn’t Carol amazing!” Some of us just say “Daddy;” we can do better than that. Some of us just say, “We worship you;” we can do better than that. We can pray together, “Lord God Almighty, we call you Daddy because... Continue Reading

“Are you smarter than a New York Times copy editor? Did you know that Christians do not believe Jesus is buried in a tomb in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre because they believe he rose from the dead? Oh you did know that basic teaching of the world’s largest religion? Congratulations.”   Collecting egregious... Continue Reading

“Radical ideological movements typically operate in an environment where extreme polarization is taking place in a manner which can create eery similarities between opposites.  Thus, Communism and Fascism both fed off each other in the early to mid twentieth century, both pushing towards totalitarianism even as they sought to destroy each other.  Feminism and patriarchy... Continue Reading

“On a seven day week, the first and the eighth are essentially the same day, with this one difference–the eighth day represents the re-creation or new creation. If you were an Old Covenant Israelite, reading the divine prescriptions concerning the observance of the Old Covenant ceremonies, you would be compelled to ask the question, “Why, if... Continue Reading

“The church, formed by the gospel, is for the gospel, and by her life and witness, she commends the gospel and is the primary apologetic for the gospel before the world. John Stott, in his commentary on 1 Timothy and Titus, put it well when he wrote, “The church depends on the truth for its... Continue Reading

“Regardless of how much money NFL football players make, regardless of how famous they are, regardless of how difficult their childhoods were, and regardless of how much God-given talent they have, we must remember that they all are totally depraved sinners and guilty before God because of their sin, just as every other son and... Continue Reading

“The practice of displaying an American flag in church sanctuaries seems to be wide-spread and for the most part, completely unchallenged by the average church member. As one who studies the intersection of faith and culture, I have found over time that culture has a way of creeping into our faith slowly and undetected. As... Continue Reading

Christ was not a law-hater; and any disciple of Jesus will not want to cross him in this attitude. Rather than being a law-hater, Jesus was a law-corrector—He came to fulfill the law and to put it back in proper light. Let me conclude with this. Christ honors the Law. The Pharisees thought they did.... Continue Reading

But our attitude should not be that so many have shirked their churchly responsibility in some things, so let’s then shirk our responsibilities in everything. That would be the equivalent of someone saying, “Since I have had lust in my heart, which Jesus identified as root adultery, I should go ahead and have an affair”... Continue Reading

Paul had evidently spent some time studying the religion of Athens, and he used that knowledge to present the gospel in the best way possible, but what Paul thought about this religious culture is enlightening. Verse 16 reveals that Paul was “provoked” (parōxyneto) by the culture he saw in Athens. He did not adopt their... Continue Reading