Eight Benefits of the Resurrection
The resurrection is evidence that Christianity is true: “And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” (1 Cor 15:17). The resurrection proves the believer will overcome death: “So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to […]
Great News on Sharon’s Cancer Marker Blood Test
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The three-hour surgery turned into a nine-hour surgery. Her benign ovarian cyst was found to have cancer in it. The cyst broke during extraction. Sharon’s CA 125 test before surgery was under 30. Normal. After surgery it went over 200. We were told she’d need three chemo […]
Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy
Take this post with a grain of salt. I’m sharing something I’ve experimented with over the years. Discipleship is a big issue. I have tried to disciple myself first. And now, my family. And more and more, people at church. But how do I go about doing that? I have been meeting people with serious […]
Do We Always Act Consistently with What We Believe?
Here is an email question I just received: I am wrestling with a question about faith that I’m hoping you can shed some light on for me. I’ve heard it said often that our actions are always a product of our belief. For example, if I believe that I should love my wife, then I […]
Breakfast on the Beach (John 21:12)
God’s grace shows up in little moments that are often practically unnoticeable. For example, read John 21. Jesus had died, risen again, appeared to the disciples, and gave them a commission to be sent out into the world. No wonder Peter promptly declared, “I am going fishing” (v 3)! I would have done the same.That’s […]
No Murderer Has Eternal Life Abiding in Him (1 John 3:15)
A reader who likes our magazine wrote, asking us to take him off our subscription list: It is with sadness I ask you to remove me from your mailing list. I truly love your materials. But 1 John is fairly clear that there has to be transformation in your life or eternal life simply doesn’t […]
What You Can Depend On
You can’t depend on the world. You can’t depend on the economy. You certainly can’t depend on politics or politicians. You can’t depend on the favors people owe you (or what you think they owe you). You can’t depend on your next sale or paycheck. You can’t depend on your mom beating cancer. You can’t […]
The Parable of the Laborers (Matt 20:1-16)
Recently I received a question about the parable found in Matt 20:1-16. The person asking the question wanted to know the meaning of the parable. It seems to argue against the doctrine of rewards. In the parable the Lord speaks of a landowner that hires laborers to work in his vineyard. The landowner hires five […]
Lent, the Samaritans, and Colossians
Recently, someone wrote to ask about Lent. “My friend is celebrating Lent. She asked her pastor about it, and he told her, ‘If it makes you feel closer to God, then do it.’” I would have given the opposite advice. It reminds me of the Samaritans. The Samaritans were a mixed-breed people with a mixed-breed […]
Continuous Drinking Required for Everlasting Life? (John 4:13-14)
I received this email question from a reader: In the article “The One Who Believes: Is Continuous Faith Required to be Born Again?” by Bob Wilkin ( https://new.faithalone.org/magazine/y2006/06jf1.html ) in the second footnote regarding John 4:13, Bob Wilkin mentions: ‘Amazingly, Wallace says ho pinōn here means, “everyone who continually drinks…,” ibid, p. 621, text. Of course, he must say […]