For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. Romans 5:19
Whether one calls it “original sin” or “the fall of man”, it is a crucial doctrine for understanding the world around us, and more importantly, our own nature and need for redemption.
Almost everyone […]
For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well. —Paul to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5)
This Mother’s Day weekend, we are going to discuss how grandmothers (and grandfathers) can do the eternally important work of discipling their grandchildren, even amongst […]
For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake. 2 Corinthians 4:5
As our culture has become increasingly secular over the past few decades, evangelical church leaders have adapted their services to attract especially a younger generation that hasn’t been exposed to traditional biblical Christianity.
Verse by verse preaching has been replaced with messages on felt […]
Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples devising a vain thing? Psalm 2:1
It shouldn’t take long for those with even a semblance of a Christian worldview to conclude that things are greatly awry.
Islamist mass murders with vows to take over the world. Iran threatens to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Protests and racial animosity in America. Tens […]
“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.” —Jesus (Matthew 20:25)
Didn’t communism enter the dust bin of history with the break up of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s? Sure, the Communist Party may still hold political power in China but don’t they have a free-market economy now?
And here in America, […]
All that they [scribes and Pharisees] tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. —Jesus (Matthew 23:3)
Here’s a riddle: What is something that everyone has that we are able to clearly see in others yet rarely in ourselves?
If you answered “blind spots”, you are correct! Blind spots for Christians […]
Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written, “That You may be justified in Your words, and prevail when You are judged.” Romans 3:4
On March 22, Islamic terrorists exploded bombs at the Brussels, Belgium airport and train station, killing 32 people. In the ensuing days as the world was coming to grips with yet another […]
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” — Jesus (Matthew 27:46)
It was on Friday of Redemption Weekend nearly 2000 years ago that Jesus Christ offered His life on a cross to pay God’s just death penalty for sin that each of […]
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24
Redemption Weekend—which the world calls Easter—is next weekend (Mar. 25-27) and therefore what more important thing is there to focus on than the only Redeemer of mankind, Jesus Christ, and […]
“Such were some of you [i.e. unrepentant sinners]; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11
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How would […]
