The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism
The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism. By D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1996. 640 pp. Cloth, $24.99. Most books on pluralism deal with specific issues such as the biblical response to it or its philosophical problems. Carson has traced the origin and effect of pluralism in our society. He considers pluralism […]
Repent and Be Baptized (Acts 2:38)
By H. A. Ironside …Now when they heard this they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission […]
“Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani?”
By Bryan Threlkeld A Cry of Dereliction One of the most challenging statements in Scripture was uttered by our Lord Jesus Christ while hanging on the cross. It’s sometimes known as the Cry of Dereliction. I want to take us back to that Friday afternoon some 2000 years ago and talk about this. In Matt […]
Not Pain Free
By Allen Rea The sixth of February is always a difficult day for me. On that day, during my freshman year of college, I was riding with a car full of friends to a local restaurant when a drunk driver hit us head-on. There were five of us in the car, and two more in […]
How to Witness to Postmoderns
By Steve Dehner Jesus possessed a genius for powerfully communicating truth to everyone. He used the language, customs, and everyday realities of his listeners’ lives in his teaching. Jesus and the apostles shaped their message in a way that would be understood by a culturally, ethnically, and religiously diverse world. In our day and age, […]
The View from Mahanaim
By Marcia Hornok Wherever the Patriarchs had a significant encounter with God, they gave that place a name. Some of the names are familiar, such as Jacob’s naming of Bethel (= house of God) after his dream of a ladder (Gen 28:10-22), or his naming of Peniel (= face of God) after his wrestling match […]
Q&A
By Staff Q: I am a Christian who has struggled with three texts: the blasphemy against the Spirit texts, Hebrews 6, and Hebrews 10. Regarding the blasphemy verses, they seem to teach that a person could utter blasphemy against the Spirit, repent, and then the Lord would choose not to save him/her. I’m not sure […]
2017 Portland Conference—The Difference Between Salvation and Discipleship
Get Out of Your Bubble
By Bud Brown It took me four years to meet my neighbors. Our home sits in a middleclass, working neighborhood surrounded by young families, retirees, and a few career singles. Like those around us, my wife and I were content to drive off in the morning, return in the evening, and retreat to the enclave. […]
Churches Should Plant Churches
By Randy White It’s time for someone to say, “The Emperor has no clothes.” That emperor is the church planting movement, and this article is about the failure nobody wants to talk about. Church planting has been the rage of North American mission work for this generation. Almost every North American mission agency has given […]