Why Are We Not Perfectly Sanctified at Conversion? Why are believers in this world left to struggle with indwelling and remaining sin? Certainly, God has the power to make us perfect and sinless from the moment of our conversion. The Holy Spirit could so work within...
Have you read Lamentations lately? Ever? It’s a small book with dark content, and it is tucked away between Jeremiah and Ezekiel. So, it’s not likely regular reading for the average Christian. But it should be. There are many reasons why we should read the book of...
Tired of losing debates? Would you like a surefire way to win arguments? Consider learning from some of the best. The Pharisees had plenty of experience in theological controversy. Most notable was their interaction with the theological heresy of Christianity. Through...
Providence Explained God’s providence can bring sweet comfort and consolation to Christ’s church, yet, we are often poor readers of it. When we read God’s providence poorly, we turn this sweet doctrine of comfort into a place where our pride and unbelief are exposed,...
Humans were made for a destination, a goal, and an end. We were created by God to naturally tend back to glorifying and enjoying Him. It is the man of vanity that misses this end, serving himself instead of his Creator. Furthermore, God has offered man restoration to...
Jesus Shields Us from God’s Wrath A careful reading of Luke 22:14-20 reveals that the Lord’s Supper is closely associated with an Old Testament Jewish feast called “Passover.” This fact underscores an important truth: Christianity is not at odds with the religion of...
Death is an occasion, and funeral homes are a place marked by much sadness and grief. And yet, according to Holy Scripture, there is something potentially beneficial about such an occasion and such a place. As the writer of Ecclesiastes writes, “It is better to go to...
Humans cannot help but intuitively feel that they were made for something. It is such a powerful intuition and instinct that all the arguments of atheists have fallen before this impregnable fortress. Christians know this truth all too well, not merely having the...
“It is often said that the day of Confessions is past, and that the Christian world as a whole has become, or is fast becoming, anti-Confessional.”[1] Written in the early 1900s, this quote captures the anti-creedal mood that was carried into at least the mid-20th...
Frame of reference is a key concept: the apprehension and appreciation of which is of practical help both in the science classroom and in daily life. When I ask my Earth Science students why the geocentric view of our planetary system endured for so long, with some...