For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
A Christian woman keeping her maiden name is one way to be quickly sorted by many people. To some in the church, it is viewed as completely unacceptable. Although they probably wouldn’t call it sin, fellow believers will view the woman with …
The idea that there is some future “ultimate fulfillment” of the Biblical prophecies is a troubling one. The Old Testament prophecies pointed to the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. Jesus fulfilled the prophesies. To suggest that His work …
1 Kings 3:1-15 Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem. …
There are two stories in the news that are connected directly to my Christian faith. One of them is the situation with TPUSA. I think this has tremendous future implications in the Christian church. I don’t have dog in this fight. I …
“Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left” (Isa. 30:21). When we are in doubt or difficulty, when many voices urge this course or the …
Many years ago, I wrote Content at Home Amid the Tyranny of Change. In that post, I mentioned three well-known writers who were homebodies and didn’t like change all that much (C.S. Lewis, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Elisabeth Elliot). I was …
The World (oikoumené) Below are all of the uses of the Greek word oikoumené in the New Testament. Verses are quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world (oikoumené) as a …
