Why did Jesus often tell those he healed to remain silent?
It is interesting that on a number of occasions after Jesus performed a mighty deed, he commanded those who benefited to not tell anyone. This is especially the case
This passage has to do with the bigger and always rather difficult matter of how divine sovereignty can coexist with human responsibility. The verse speaks about how the disciples were left in
We must keep spiritual realities in place as we do politics:
A recent meme making the rounds on the social media says that the US election is not so much a matter of right versus left, or Republican versus Democrat,
Anger is part of the biblical presentation of Jesus:
Was Jesus ever angry? If so, what angered him? Those questions will be answered differently, depending on where a person is at. Some of those who are part of the trendy
We need a realistic and holistic view of civil government:
Christians are always to run with the total biblical message, and to proclaim the full counsel of God. They are not to pick and choose those bits of the Bible
If we had to pick a major theme of biblical theology, it would be the glory of God. While we have all heard the Westminster Shorter Catechism on this so many times, it is
Be comforted; human history is something God is in control of:
History is going somewhere. For the Christian, we believe God is not aloof or out of touch with the affairs of men but is actively involved in them. And
We have had plenty of leaders, rulers and politicians who think that they are gods, and they have acted with evil and reckless disregard for the masses, and for the one true
Knowing that a divine reckoning is coming should encourage all believers:
Anyone who loves God and his holiness and righteousness is heartbroken, grieved, and shattered by the evil, wickedness, sin and rebellion they see all around them. They long for
While divine justice will fully and finally be meted out in the next life, Christians can and should seek to see justice carried out in the here and now. Indeed, that is what I