Matthew 24
For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,…
Christianity: The True Fairy-Story Part Two
The king gazed fondly over his kingdom at the sunrise stretching over the horizon and peaking over the mountains. Longing for the illusive sleep he could not have, anxious thoughts crowded his mind. A loud…
Christianity: The True Fairy-Story
Stories, good stories, always borrow from the Christian worldview- always- a variation on a theme- A good and pleasant life is disrupted by some devastating circumstance that seems nigh to impossible to overcome. Evil plays…
Living in the Gospel in an age of self-help
There is a big difference between the philosophy of self-help and living in the Gospel. Compare the following: In her “sermon”, The Battle of Attitudes, Taffi L. Dollar explains, “Your attitude is a determining factor…
The Gospel: Such GOOD News!
What makes Christianity different than Islam? Buddhism? Judaism? Mormonism? Scientology? Aren’t all religions the same? Aren’t all religions different paths which lead to the same destination? Are Christians, like Scientologists, seeking to convert people from…
The Gospel and Eschatology
As of today, I have read well over 100 extensive articles/books relating to Eschatology, also referred to as the doctrine of last things, doctrine of the last days, or doctrine of end times. I have…
The Columbo Tactic
Greg Koukl shares a key tactic when dealing with skeptics. He calls it the Columbo Tactic: (HT: Justin Taylor)
The Gospel Hermeneutic
The Gospel is the hermeneutical key to all of Scripture. Our knowledge of God should revolve and possess its basis upon the Gospel. T.F. Torrance says it this way: This does not mean that all…
Jesus Christ – Enterprise
In the article Does God Want You To Be Rich David Van Biema and Jeff Chu highlight the life of George Adams who, at that time, attended Lakewood Church with Joel Osteen. They quote Adams,…
The Land Promise of Abraham
Paul emphasizes the land promise is fulfilled as Christ (and his body) have gospel dominion and fill the whole world. The original creation mandates retold to Abraham are fulfilled in the interadvental, world-wide family of…