Sin is cosmic treason. Sin is treason against a perfectly pure Sovereign. It is an act of supreme ingratitude toward the One to whom we owe everything, to the One who has given us life itself. Have yo...
Sanctification is a process. It is a gradual process. Run for your life from those who promise you instant sanctification.
Likewise, abortions performed to save the lives of women are exceedingly rare. The real issue is abortion for convenience or because the child is simply not wanted.
It is the prerogative of the theologian to make fine distinctions; that is what theology is about.
It is precisely the presence and help of Christ in times of suffering that makes it possible for us to stand up under pressure.
If our decisions about how to treat others are always motivated by love for God, a singular love for God, we really do not have to worry about the law, because the law reflects what is pleasing to God...
I am the LoRD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not. . . (Ex. 20:2-4a, emphasis added). We see that thi...
How can we love a holy God? The simplest answer I can give to this vital question is that we can’t. Loving a holy God is beyond our moral power. The only kind of God we can love by our sinful nature i...
God vindicates His people, and He vindicates them in the presence of those who have falsely accused them. In essence, David said, Not only does He prepare a table before me, but He prepares this table...
For Plato, knowledge that is restricted to the material world is at best mere opinion and at worst ignorance. The task of education is to lead people out of darkness into light, out of the cave and it...
Actually, any Christian who has tried to bear witness to others has heard that charge: Who do you think you are? The greatest answer to that question that I've ever heard is the old answer, I'm just o...
¿Quién fue el mayor profeta del Antiguo Testamento?. Algunos dicen Elías; algunos dicen Isaías; otros insisten en Jeremías. Finalmente yo digo: No, el mayor profeta del Antiguo Testamento fue Juan el...
Wonder, then, at the disciples' joy? Once they understood where Jesus was going and why He was going there, the only appropriate response was celebration. They danced back to Jerusalem. His physical p...
Theology touches every dimension of our lives. The
Not just a matter of doing the right thing but of figuring out what the right thing is. This proliferation of options generates confusion in our world and, for many, a sense of despair. Will we ever r...
Against or instead of. In language, there is a difference, but in life, it is a distinction without a difference, because
When we understand the character of God, when we grasp something of His holiness, then we begin to understand the radical character of our sin and hopelessness. Helpless sinners can survive only by gr...
We have already seen that our suffering is part of the total plan of God and that God can work through evil to accomplish His plan. The fact that God has a plan is indicative that He has a purpose. Th...
The first element of prayer should be adoration, or praise. The Psalms, which are inspired samples of godly prayer, are heavily weighted on the side of adoration. I've noticed over many years that as...
That’s our tendency—take credit for the good, transfer blame for the evil. But Edwards understood that any good deed we do, any righteous choices that we make, are only because God is at work within u...