The Word “Condemnation” in the Book of Romans
The word for “condemnation” in the Book of Romans is katakrima. It only occurs three times in the book. In fact, these are the only times the word occurs in all of the NT. The three instances are found in Rom 5:16, 18, and Rom 8:1. In 5:16, Paul writes, while talking about Adam’s sin, […]
The Unsaved Christian
The title of my blog is the title of a book by Dean Inserra. The subtitle helps explain what he means in the title: “Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel.” I have often said that most Evangelicals need evangelizing (see here, for example). So, I agree in principle with Inserra. However, there is a major […]
Galatians 3:28 and the Analogy of Faith
One rule of interpretation is called the analogy of faith (read about it here, or listen about it here). Put simply, the analogy of faith means that, since Scripture is self-consistent, you should interpret Scripture in light of other Scripture. And wherever there is an unclear verse, you should look for a clear verse to […]
40 References to Rewards in the Teaching of Jesus
“Most Christians don’t know about divine rewards,” Jack Deere explained, “and preachers seldom preach about them, which is amazing given how much Jesus taught about them.” Have you ever heard about the doctrine of eternal rewards? If you read the Bible, you should have. As Deere says, Jesus often taught about rewards, and they are […]
A Better Attitude Towards Prophecy
My blog on the danger of Dispensational prophecy caused a little bit of a stir. Many people wrote to agree. And some wrote to disagree. For example, one woman commented: “All the things the article mentioned had NO relevance to ANY Bible prophecy. 2020 is VERY different. If you don’t see that, I would question […]
The American Revolution and Romans 13
I recently wrote a blog on God’s sovereignty and ungodly rulers (see here). That led to this question from Bruce: Thanks, Bob, for your response. I do agree. But could you please explain this a little further within the framework of the American Revolution? I was hoping to avoid the question. On the one hand, […]
Overcoming Sinful Strongholds
Q. I read your blogs about growing up (see here and here). Do you believe a Christian can have strongholds in his or her life, and if so, do you have some Biblical information on that topic that you can share sometime? A. I’m not entirely familiar with the term “strongholds,” but I think you […]
An Honest Exegete Grappling with Some of His Theological Convictions
Today I read Greg Couser’s article on the believer’s judgment. I do not know him. But I liked his article. It appeared in DTS’s journal BibSac in Oct-Dec of 2019. I highly recommend reading the article. In it you can see an honest exegete struggling to make sense of certain texts that do not fit […]
Confusion about Repentance, Faith, and Salvation
Pamela writes: Over the years I had attended Calvinistic churches with my family. I do not think Calvinism is Biblical. I do not remember exactly what I googled, but I ended up at your website. Does it matter what Bible version you use? I have heard some say only the KJV is reliable. Isn’t repentance […]
The Danger of Dispensational Prophecy
“Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?” (Luke 12:56). I love Biblical prophecy. God made sure nearly a quarter of the Bible is prophecy, so it is important. However, while I am a committed pre-millennial, pre-tribulational, Dispensentionalist, I cringe […]