If Unbelievers Actually Believe, Then Isn’t There Room for Them to Boast?
I received the following email question that I think is super: A Calvinist friend said that if saving faith isn’t a gift, then it would seem to give a man who exercises faith a right to boast, because somehow he wasn’t as dead in his sins as his unbelieving neighbor. He also said we […]
Learning From Examples in the Scriptures
So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully (Luke 19:6). Clearly, we can learn from the people we read about in the Scriptures. There are good examples for us to follow, and then there are bad examples. An example of the latter is the Jews at Kadesh Barnea. We are told specifically […]
Unity in Community — Gen 2:18; John 17:11, 21, 23
Have you heard the expression, “A God-shaped hole”? The idea is that you cannot be a complete human being without God. If God is not in your life, you’ll have a vacuum you cannot fill. But the God-shaped hole isn’t the only one that people have. Genesis 2:18 hints at another: Then the LORD God […]
Can the Broken Record Approach to Evangelism Be Turned Against You?
In the January-February 2018 issue of Grace in Focus Magazine, I wrote an article about the value in repeating clear evangelistic verses over and over again. I just received a helpful question about that article that gives me a chance to explain further what I mean. D from Colorado writes: It seems to me that […]
Billy Graham’s Final Contradiction
Billy Graham went to be with the Lord he loved and served. Here is his final column (see the image below). I thought it was a good one until I read the last sentence. At the beginning of the last paragraph, Graham explained he will be in heaven, not because of the works he did, […]
Why Are Passages Dealing with Eternal Rewards Missed So Often?
I received this excellent email from B in California: I find it interesting that so many churches or denominations do not see the many references to rewards in the Bible. As a result, sometimes it affects their interpretation of a passage of Scripture. My initial thoughts go like this: the New Testament writers understood the […]
Four Assets — John 17
Paul commanded you to be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Rom 12:1-2). A sign of Christian maturity is when you start thinking from a Biblical perspective, instead of from a merely human perspective. Some theologians call it adopting divine viewpoint, instead of human viewpoint (see here and here). Spiritual maturity means adopting a […]
Does God Change His Mind?
Here’s a great question from T in Minnesota: I was reading I Samuel 15:29 where it says God does not change his mind. I find this confusing. Did he not change his mind about Saul being king? How about the destruction on the city of Nineveh? God seems to change his plans alot based on […]
Watch Out for the Plagues in the Book of Revelation! — Rev 22:18
A visitor to our website had a question regarding Rev 22:18. Here is what the verse says: “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book.” The […]
Are Church Disagreements Comparable to the Rebellion of Korah?
This question leapt at me from my Inbox: Greetings, I had a question concerning the rebellion of Korah in Numbers 16. Often I hear believers reference this event when a criticism or disagreement arises with the leadership of the church. Looking for any insight you may have. Thank you for your time and consideration. —MD […]