Portrait of a Ministerial Thief
False teachers have challenged the church since its inception and will continue to do so. If you cannot identify any voices you hear as false, it’s not because you aren’t being exposed [...]
More sure word of prophecy
Christianity isn’t based on myths or secondhand stories—it’s grounded in firsthand eyewitness testimony from multiple reliable sources. The Bible is a completely trustworthy foundation [...]
Salvation: Assurance or Hope
A believer’s “election” is God’s work before the foundation of the world. We cannot do anything to secure our election. We do not take any part in this election. Salvation is monergistic [...]
Purity of the Gospel
We should persevere in maintaining doctrinal purity regardless of the number game, because God is the one who elects, He is the one who calls, and He is the one who adds believers to the church [...]
Responding to Christian persecution
The ever-present danger of Christian persecution helped to keep believers close to the Lord and one another, to keep their distance from worldly pleasures, and to weed out those who [...]
Did God turn His face away?
Even when God was pouring out His wrath upon Jesus, He was fully pleased with His beloved Son while carrying out His plan. They both were intimately working together to [...]
The path of victory
Christ becomes the model for how believers are to endure suffering for righteousness’ sake. We are not only to respond to trials the way Christ did but also to anticipate great victories [...]
In the face of evil
Jesus did not come to negotiate or teach how to peacefully cope with evil. Remaining silent and inactive about evil is not biblical and it is a sin for which people will be held accountable [...]
When Love is Sinful
Love is not without boundaries; God has clearly defined its limits. Love is not always righteous, godly, or acceptable in God's sight. There are kinds of love that God hates [...]