Does this passage mean we should have nothing to do with philosophy? As is often the case in this series, this verse is not necessarily…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Some of the most shocking words in all of Scripture are found in the book of Ezekiel. There are many parts of the Bible –…
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…
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…
How are we to understand NT writers quoting from non-inspired books? The reason for the difficulty of this passage centres on the issue of the…
What does it mean when it says in Scripture, ‘perfect love casts out all fear’? Yesterday I wrote a piece on the fear of God.…
I recently posted this passage on the social media, and one friend asked whether the question of Jesus was rhetorical or prophetic. I replied that…
This is another passage that must be carefully considered, and in context, to do it proper justice. If not, it can lead to faulty, or…
OK, I have finally done it – I have penned a piece on tattoos! I have long put off writing a piece on this for…
In this series we have examined a number of passages which are not actually difficult as such, but are simply far too often misused and…
This is another one of those passages which can so easily be misused and abused by some folks. It has to do with the preaching…
Let me briefly define things here, then offer a few prefatory remarks. Simply put, iconoclasm – in a religious context – literally means “image-breaking”. It…
Whenever another horrible Islamic terrorist attack takes place – and these are now daily occurrences sadly – you will get various Christophobes and/or Islamophiles trying…