Straight In His Face
You will either thrill to realize that this is the One you have loved and have longed to look upon, or you will hate to look on One so lovely when you’d rather be looking at yourself.
When you see Christ as he is, for who he is, you will not be neutral. Your response will not be tepid. No one will equivocate or find some middle ground. You will either thrill to realize that this is the One you have loved and have longed to look upon, or you will hate... Continue Reading
The Power of God’s Word – and Google – in the Conversion of Jim Price
The story of Jim Price is a great example of why the Bible Answers Project is so important.
Praise the LORD for his work in the life of Jim Price! Praise the LORD that his Word is powerful to save sinners! Praise the LORD that he can even use Google in the process! How does this relate to the Bible Answers Project? God is at work. His Word is mighty to save sinners. And Google search can be part... Continue Reading
Counseling Fallen People Based on the Bible’s Teaching on Sin
Counseling and Sin
Counseling in a world of relational brokenness is about walking with people who have sinned in their relationships, assisting them in seeing where they have wronged another person, and helping them to take responsibility through confession of sin and satisfaction of any restitution that may be required (Matt. 7:3–5). It is also about helping them... Continue Reading
The Dangers of False Bible Attribution
Often Scripture is misused, twisted, distorted, and taken out of context with the result that much of the Body of Christ is damaged and distracted from Christ, their only true source of strength.
Some are leaving the faith (deconstructing) because they are rejecting a false view of God’s deliverance. How many of us are weak in the face of trials and/or temptations? Pretty much all of us! The person who has been taught and believes that we will have the power in ourselves to overcome all trials in our... Continue Reading
Take Hold of Heaven: Lessons from the Puritans on Prayer
As Matthew Henry (1662–1714) observed, prayer is the believer’s companion, counselor, comforter, supply, support, shelter, strength, and salvation.
Whatever our calling or trade, prayer is our work throughout the day (Romans 12:12; Colossians 4:2). We fulfill this mandate in several ways. First, we maintain an attitude of prayer throughout the day. As Matthew Henry exhorted, we should seek to begin, spend, and close the day with God.24 Or as another man once said, when we finish talking... Continue Reading
Holiness in Corporate Worship
If delight is at the heart of God’s Sabbath rest, should it not be in ours as well?
We have the holy duty of delight to clear and align our [Lord’s] day so that we may best rest in our Lord. This rest is accomplished not through laziness or isolation but with a holy vigor, as we earnestly pursue the service of God in both private and public worship. Having grown up... Continue Reading
Digital Discipleship for Your Children, Part I
Prepare and shape your children to have Christian imaginations amidst the digital deluge.
Technology is here to stay, and can be harnessed helpfully. We can worship, work, and play as worshippers and image-bearers without a total ban on screens or online access. But such spiritual success will only come with some vigorous cultivation. A little over eleven years ago, I published Save Them From Secularism. I wanted... Continue Reading
Do We Really Believe That Singleness and Marriage Are Equal in God’s Sight?
Our marital status does not impact whether we are of value to God.
It is good for us to understand that the modern focus on marriage in the church is not how it has always been. The monastic movement, for all its flaws, was an attempt to take 1 Corinthians 7 seriously and to use your life to wholeheartedly serve Jesus without the divided interests that come from... Continue Reading
Why Did God the Son Become Human?
By assuming our humanity, the Son becomes the representative man of Psalm 8—the last Adam.
Hebrews 2:5–18 gloriously explains why the divine Son had to become human to redeem us from our sin and to restore us to the purpose of our creation. It’s no wonder that Jesus alone can save us, given our plight before God and the kind of Redeemer he is. In the eleventh century, Anselm... Continue Reading
Blaming the Devil for Bad Things Denies God Is Sovereign
When we only attribute good things to God’s action, we limit him.
We need to hold onto the truth that God is sovereign, that even through hardships he is working what is good. If we don’t, when hardship comes we will either label God impotent (by blaming the evil) or we’ll question his goodness. Imagine you wake up early in the morning and tuning into the... Continue Reading
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