The Bible isn’t always the easiest book to read. Some parts make more sense than others. It can be hard to know how all the books of the Bible fit together. One phrase that does a good job summing up the Bible is “God’s promises...
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“Costly grace is the Incarnation of God” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship Cheap grace is worthless. It tries to rob you of your peace and rest in Christ. Christians always need to be on the lookout for cheap grace and stay far away from it. Here...
Woahhh!!! Very few of us can catch a thirty-foot wave like professional surfer Carlos Burle is doing here—and thankfully we aren’t required to try! Yet, every human being is made in God’s image and is required to meet his standard of perfect holiness. Here are...
The Apostles’ Creed has been used by Christians around the world since the fourth century. Even though it was not written by the original twelve apostles, every single line in the creed was taught by the apostles and earliest disciples of Jesus. The twelve things the Apostles’...
1. Realize that God is merciful. God the Father demonstrated his mercy by sending Jesus Christ (God the Son) to die for the sins of the world. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him...
Its beginnings occurred long ago and its empire has grown, touching every living thing with its poison. Evil is a problem that has intruded upon the universe. And yet, before evil came into the world, an infinitely good God existed. He created the world as...
In December 2015, Larycia Alaine Hawkins, an associate professor at Wheaton College, decided to wear an Islamic head covering as a sign of solidarity with Muslims. She wrote in a Facebook post on December 10: I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a...
The phrase, “union with Christ,” has enjoyed a recent resurgence of interest. This important element of Scripture was something that I only came to understand in part within the last ten years of being a Christian. Until recently, it never really struck me how important...
We tend to imagine God as the “Big Man Upstairs.” He is someone like us, only bigger, smarter, and more powerful. Yet, God is in a class all by himself. In the God of Scripture we find a Lord who is all-powerful and supremely good! This is good...
Talk of sin and grace is out of style. Now, before we attack the culture, secularism, or those other Christians who are not part of our tribe, it’s important to ask two questions: Do I believe in sin and grace as a reality? Do I...