From the first day I met my wife’s father, he talked to me at length, asking many biblical questions. Once Terri and I were married, those spiritual conversations continued. One Christmas, Lee and his wife Jane gave me a complete … Continue reading →

“There seems to be some confusion over the future resurrections these days. C. I. Scofield, for example, taught that at the Rapture, ‘Not Church saints only, but all bodies of the saved, of whatever dispensation, are included in the first … Continue reading →

Missionary Ben Anderson, International Director at Things to Come Mission, taught a class and shared at chapel time while I was a student at Berean Bible Institute. At the end of his chapel time, he shared a story from a … Continue reading →

“I have a question regarding something I believe is called contextualizing of the gospel message…I would like to understand more about this….” The contextualizing of the gospel is a concept that has been popularized by the emergent churches out west, which … Continue reading →

Mark’s record of our Lord’s commission to the eleven clearly states: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16). As to unbelievers, baptism, of course, did not even enter into their case, thus the record goes on … Continue reading →

According to I Peter 5:10, the God of the Bible is called “THE GOD OF ALL GRACE.” According to II Corinthians 9:8, “God is able to make ‘ALL GRACE’ abound toward you (saints), that ye always having ‘ALL SUFFICIENCY’ in … Continue reading →

WORSHIP IN THE LOCAL CHURCH “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created” (Rev. 4:11). When man was created in the … Continue reading →

Several years ago my wife and I had the opportunity to minister the gospel of the grace of God in San Francisco. While we were there we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge, which is one of the engineering wonders of … Continue reading →

If we were to choose a model of leadership from the Old Testament, the honor would probably go to Nehemiah, who was the cupbearer of the Persian King Artaxerxes. The cupbearer essentially tasted all the food and drink before it … Continue reading →

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). On any given Sunday morning it is fairly common for someone to slip into a worship service who has yet to trust Christ. We sometimes assume those … Continue reading →

Someone once said, “The test of your character is what it takes to stop you.” On July 13, 1913, Adoniram and Nancy Judson were the first America missionaries to Burma. Officials told them they were not wanted in Burma so … Continue reading →

Beginning in February 2011, former Bengals cheerleader and English teacher at Dixie Heights High School, Sarah Jones (27), had an intimate affair with 17-year-old Cody York. Both parties denied the relationship for several years and lied to police, school officials, … Continue reading →

John Knox was a 16th century preacher, famous for his evangelism and frequently used slogan, “Give me Scotland or I die.” Once, however, he was arrested for “preaching the Bible outside the church,” and was forced to serve many months … Continue reading →

Ph.D student, Ahtanasios Kokkinaakis, analyzed data from a video game, the League of Legends, played by around seventy million people worldwide. He concluded, “This data is like a window on the individual players’ personalities…[When a player used] anti-social expressions in … Continue reading →

The Apostle Paul is more than a “pattern” of God’s longsuffering “to them which should hereafter believe on Him to life everlasting” (I Timothy 1:16). He is more than a pattern for believers today in the unique grace doctrines we … Continue reading →

When John the Baptist came on the scene, he said that the Kingdom was “at hand”: “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is AT … Continue reading →

The idea of spiritual growth, or spiritual maturity, is closely related to the doctrine of sanctification. Positional sanctification takes place instantly at the time of salvation when, having placed their trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work of redemption … Continue reading →

“I really don’t know what to make of these phrases: ‘Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us’ (3:13); ‘we were kept under the law’ (3:23); ‘the law was our schoolmaster’ (3:24); … Continue reading →

Under grace, the believer’s life is not about keeping the law. Instead, for members of the Church, the Body of Christ, life is lived in a personal relationship with our living Head, Jesus Christ, and in the freedom we have … Continue reading →

When the Apostle Paul wrote about our state after the Rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, he said, “so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Some people have asked if this statement means that the Body of Christ will return … Continue reading →

“Could you address the subject of fasting during the Church age?” As the Gentile church at Antioch prepared to send Paul and Barnabas on their first apostolic journey, Luke records: “And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their … Continue reading →

The Bible teaches us about two important gardens with drastically different outcomes: the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:8) and the Garden of Gethsemane (John 18:1). After our Lord died on the cross, His body was placed in “a garden; and … Continue reading →

There’s an old saying that says that Christians should always get their theology from the Bible and not from Christian hymns. In our day and age, we need to add that it is likewise a bad idea to get your … Continue reading →