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“Test Yourselves To See If You Are In the Faith”

Oct 17, 2019

We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower:

The admonition of my title comes from 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NASB). Other versions speak about examining ourselves, and so on. The point is to make sure

The Olivet Discourse vs Universalism and Annihilationism

Oct 15, 2019

We must stand with Scripture and reject these two major errors:

These two isms are heresies which orthodox Christianity has always rejected and treated as clear departures from biblical teaching. The first one claims that everyone will be saved while

Difficult Bible Passages: Jude 1:9

Oct 14, 2019

This is without question a rather perplexing text!

There are various biblical texts which can be rather difficult to interpret and understand. This verse would certainly be one of them. The verse in question says this: “But even the archangel

Difficult Bible Passages: 2 Peter 1:4

Oct 11, 2019

Is Peter offering us a type of pantheism, or New Age teaching in this passage?

Peter uses a phrase in this passage that is not found elsewhere in the New Testament. While similar sorts of thoughts are found elsewhere, the

On the near-heretical abuse of the word “heretical”!

Hamburger? Hockey? Hollywood? Helicopter? Hatchet? Hotdogs? Hound dogs? No, the word I have in mind is “Heresy”. “Oh that word,” you say. “Haven’t you written on that often before Bill?” Yes, sadly

Difficult Bible Passages: Matthew 10:28

Oct 5, 2019

Does Matthew 10:28 refer to Satan or to God?

In this passage we find Jesus saying the following: “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy

Difficult Bible Passages: Matthew 6:1-18

Oct 4, 2019

What did Jesus mean when he warned about praying in public?

There can be at least two difficulties with this portion of Scripture. One, I have seen people misuse and abuse this text, missing the actual point that Jesus is

Difficult Bible Passages: Jeremiah 10:3-4

Sep 29, 2019

This is often one of the most abused and misused texts around:

It seems that mangling, misappropriating, misusing and manhandling Scripture is a regular pastime for far too many believers. Twisting and distorting what the Bible says is certainly a

A Review of Athanasius of Alexandria: His Life and Impact. By Peter Barnes.

Sep 20, 2019

This new book on the great Athanasius is a must read.

Christian Focus, 2019.

Except for keen theologians and hardcore theology buffs, it is unlikely that many would have heard of the Latin phrase, “Athanasius contra mundum” (Athanasius

Two Wings of a Plane: Truth and Love

Sep 18, 2019

Which should we champion: truth or love? Why not both?

One of the worst things we can do as believers is to seek to pit one biblical truth against another, as if we must choose between alternatives. Too often biblically

More Ridiculous Religious Memes

Sep 18, 2019

Here are more really bad memes that we should not be using or sharing online.

Memes are one way to express important ideas, especially on the social media, if done well and done properly. But far too often they are

Difficult Bible Passages: Luke 23:34

Sep 17, 2019

We need to be cautious when we repeat the words of Jesus: “They know not what they do”.

This is another verse which is not necessarily all that difficult as such, but questions can and do arise concerning it. Also,

Do You Ever Feel Like Giving Up?

Sep 12, 2019

When you are tempted to give up, think on these things:

I don’t know about you, but being a bit of a melancholic, I can often get discouraged and even be tempted to give up. Not to give up on

Did Jesus Take the Father’s Wrath? Part 1

Sep 10, 2019

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 poured out his wrath on his Son at Calvary, and that the Son accepted –

Did Jesus Take the Father’s Wrath? Part 2

Sep 10, 2019

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 question raised in my title. I looked at one key passage on this, Isaiah 53,

Here we find combined great art and great theology.

Those who are somewhat switched on not just to basic Christianity but to the world of great art will know that I have a double meaning in my title. I refer

Difficult Bible Passages: Ezekiel 23

Sep 6, 2019

Some of the most shocking words in all of Scripture are found in the book of Ezekiel.

There are many parts of the Bible – especially in the Old Testament – that lots of people today would be squeamish about.

Difficult Bible Passages: Galatians 3:13

Sep 5, 2019

What does it mean when we are told that Christ became a curse for us?

This first half of this verse says this: “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.” It is

Do you care about the things that God cares about?

I am not asking a rhetorical question here, but a very real one. Do you care? Of course how you reply depends on what you care about. Many folks care

Thinking About the End of the World

Sep 2, 2019

How would you live if you knew the world was going to end today?

So what would you do if you knew the world was going to end in 12 hours? Yes I know, the hyper-leftist American Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower:

We must stand with Scripture and reject these two major errors:

This is without question a rather perplexing text!

Is Peter offering us a type of pantheism, or New Age teaching in this passage?

On the near-heretical abuse of the word “heretical”!

Does Matthew 10:28 refer to Satan or to God?

What did Jesus mean when he warned about praying in public?

This is often one of the most abused and misused texts around:

This new book on the great Athanasius is a must read.

Which should we champion: truth or love? Why not both?

Here are more really bad memes that we should not be using or sharing online.

We need to be cautious when we repeat the words of Jesus: “They know not what they do”.

When you are tempted to give up, think on these things:

Was Jesus punished by the Father, receiving his wrath at Calvary?

Was Jesus punished by the Father, receiving his wrath at Calvary?

Here we find combined great art and great theology.

Some of the most shocking words in all of Scripture are found in the book of Ezekiel.

What does it mean when we are told that Christ became a curse for us?

Do you care about the things that God cares about?

How would you live if you knew the world was going to end today?

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