Some folks consider this to be a difficult passage, mainly because they think it paints Jesus in such a bad light. Critics, non-Christians, and atheists…
As with so many of the passages I deal with in this series, this particular verse is not so much difficult as it is badly…
The internet and social media have created a relatively new and malicious monster: the troll. Today mischievous and irksome trolls seem to be everywhere, and…
So what happens to marriage when believers get to heaven? The passage we are discussing here seems to tell us that it will become superfluous.…
This is another passage (or two) that is not only rather difficult but also a matter of some contention. Of course, atheists and those wanting…
God said of the famous Old Testament character David that he was “a man after my own heart”. But he was also a very human…
There is a lot of confusion about issues of sexuality and ethics. Plenty of atheists and secularists seek to argue that things like chastity, abstinence,…
This passage has to do with the two different offerings brought to God – one by Abel and one by Cain. We are told that…
It has become routine at this time of the year for activists, social justice warriors, religious leftists and others to seek to politicise the Christmas…
The cornerstone of Christian belief is the deity of Jesus Christ. If he is not fully God and fully man, he cannot save us. Nor…
Today there is a determined effort being made by some renegades and activists in the church to completely undermine and twist the scriptural position on…
All believers should love the promises of God, and all should want to claim those promises. But the simple truth is, many of these promises…
In writing about theological issues one must bear in mind that biblical truths are bound together and must be understood together. As D. A. Carson…
The question as to whether a Christian can lose his salvation is another one of those hard-core theological debates that gets thrashed around ad infinitum,…
Sometimes the sayings of Jesus can seem to be a bit hard to understand, especially if it seems – superficially at least – that they…
This is a passage which is problematic because of various strong views associated with it. So it might be better referred to as a contentious…
I must begin this piece by making a confession. I have long thought about this phrase, and have long thought about writing something on it.…
The biblical and theological issues of predestination and election are a stumbling block to some folks. I have had various Christians, including not a few…
I just penned a piece on women and head coverings, and mentioned that this was part of a much larger debate over the role of…
I could have entitled this article, “Do Christian women today need to wear head coverings?” For that in good measure is what this particular passage…