Trust the Word: Postmodernism and Theological Education (Part 2)
Doubt Is the Opposite of Belief To believe is to be persuaded, to be convinced that something is true. If you believe that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, you are convinced that is true. If you doubt that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, you are not convinced. To have doubts is to remain unconvinced. I […]
The Biblical Blueprint
During the first year of their marriage, my parents lived on the third floor of Dad’s parents’ three-story farmhouse in Raritan, New Jersey. My paternal grandfather gave them a portion of his land on which to build their first house. Dad did most of the construction himself. He would come home after a long day […]
What’s Wrong with Progressive Creation?
By Ken Ham and Terry Mortenson One result of compromising with our evolutionary culture is the view of creation called the “day-age” theory or “progressive creation.” This view, while not a new one, has received wide publicity in the past several years. Much of this publicity is due to the publications and lectures of astronomer […]
The Fight of Faith
While everlasting life is a free gift received by faith alone in Christ alone, that does not mean believing that message is easy. On the contrary, coming to faith is often a struggle. In fact, the New Testament often describes faith in terms of a fight. The verb agonizomai, from which we get the idea […]
Judas & Matthias (Acts 1:15-26)
Reminder That Jesus’ Betrayal Was Prophesied (Acts 1:15-20) 1:15-17. Prayer results in an understanding of God’s will because it leads to an understanding of God’s Word. It is not a fuzzy or unexplainable feeling that results in the comprehension of God’s mind. Rather, the Spirit illuminates the mind of Peter as to the Word of […]
Part of the Team (Colossians 1:10,13)
Teambuilding As a sports fan, my favorite time of the year is the end of March. That is when the college basketball tournament, known as March Madness, takes place. Probably the major reason I enjoy it so much is it brings back to me memories of when I played on a high school basketball team. […]
Stay on the Path! The Final Warning (Hebrews 12:12-29)
The last time Abby and I went hiking, we nearly died. We went for a weekend getaway to Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma and decided to hike a trail called the “Skyline,” which, at seven miles, was the longest one on the map. “Easy,” we thought. Abby ran marathons. I often walked six to […]
Was the Gospel Lost Until the Reformation?
Conventional wisdom claims that clear presentations of Jesus’ message of life ceased soon after the last apostle died. The following assertion by David Anderson is typical of that claim: [W]e have no written record of anyone from AD 100 to AD 1500 teaching forgiveness of post-baptismal sins once and for all at the point of […]
God’s Faithfulness to His Promises (Hosea 2:14-23)
The Old Testament prophet Hosea wrote one of the most interesting books in the Bible. God tells this prophet to marry Gomer, a prostitute (Hos 1:2). She would prove to be an unfaithful wife. There are differing opinions as to whether his wife was a prostitute before they married, or became one afterwards. It is […]
The Warning Passages in Hebrews (Part 3)
George Santayana famously wrote, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” He forgot to mention that those who do learn from history still have to watch everyone else repeat it. It gets frustrating. No doubt the author of Hebrews felt that way. The Jewish believers to whom he was writing were […]