Yes there are those who are at enmity with God: Some of you might be asking: ‘What, enemies of God? God has enemies? But I…
Is the wrath of God a divine attribute? How should we understand the wrath of God? That the entire Bible teaches that God’s perfect holiness…
Was Jesus punished by the Father, receiving his wrath at Calvary? Some Christians find it problematic, questionable, or even false, to suggest that the Father…
Was Jesus punished by the Father, receiving his wrath at Calvary? In Part 1 one of this article I looked at two answers to the…
In Part One of this article I looked at the issue of suffering as found in the Old Testament, and the wonderful truth that God…
Any excuse will do to write another piece on the late R. C. Sproul and one of his all-time classic works. The American theologian and…
Many believers throughout the ages have experienced what appears to be the silence, absence, distance, hiddenness, or unresponsiveness of God. Prayers seem to be unanswered,…
I was recently reminded that one of my favourite prophetic voices of last century, Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984), in one of his volumes utilised some of…
A meme making the rounds on social media has much to say about the state of many Western nations today. Thus it has become quite…
The omnipresence, or immensity, of God is another amazing divine attribute worth considering. On the one hand it can be rather straightforward to understand. Simply…
One of the clearest teachings of Scripture running from Genesis to Revelation is that there are two classes of humanity: those who belong to God…
The themes of the wrath of God and the judgment of God may not be popular nowadays, even in most Christian circles, but they are…
One good test to decide if we really are sons and daughters of the Living God is if we share his heart on important issues.…
If you were to ask any hundred people on the street today about their condition, and what God thinks about them, the great majority would…
Now that I have just upset the apple cart with a recent article on the justice of God, I might as well go the whole…
It is a bit risky to speak about God’s justice today, and here I especially have in mind talking to other believers about it. We…
God is the most important and profound topic there is (of course he is more than just a topic), and his love may be his…
Beware of these destructive charlatans: Yes, an unusual title, so bear with me – but it is quite biblical. Let me explain. In Ezekiel 13:1-7…
Can God ever forget us? Yesterday I penned a piece on forgetfulness. I looked at two types of this, from a spiritual perspective. When we…
Does it seem that God has abandoned you? One cannot accuse Scripture of whitewashing things, or just painting a rosy picture about life. It presents…