On certainty and assurance in the Christian life: It is sometimes thought that to have certainty about something, or a very strong assurance of something,…
Care and balance are always needed here: I suppose I need to begin by explaining things for those not fully up on their Greek mythology,…
There is no better news we can hear than this: As I was reflecting again the other night on my many shortcomings, failings, sins and…
Eerdmans, 2024. What actually makes a person a Christian? When you have a lot of jokes about something, that is probably because they contain a…
We no longer believe in sin, so we no longer believe in a saviour: In the old days, most people knew they were sinful beings…
An important new book on the most important act in history: At this time of year we are especially reminded of how life comes out…
Purchasing forgiveness of sins? I was recently asked by someone if there are Old Testament passages that speak about paying money for the forgiveness of…
Christians need to think straight in many of these areas: A false dilemma is a logical fallacy in which an either/or is being demanded, when…
The greatest, and costliest, love: Yesterday I wrote about how love and suffering of necessity go together. I mentioned that God’s love for us is…
It is often wondered whether a few or many will be saved: There are some questions about matters that we find in Scripture which cannot…
This is the central reality of Christianity: There are of course millions if not billions of words written on the greatest event of human history:…
The biblical depiction of people as sinners is a sobering one: There are plenty of non-Christians – along with too many Christians, sadly – who…
At Calvary there was an amazing cancellation of the debt that we owed as sinners: Sinners are debtors who have no way of paying off…
Forget this bogus idea that we can somehow save ourselves: Mankind’s greatest and most urgent need is to get right with God. That of course…
In praise of bad news: There might be some truth in the old saying, “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”. However,…
So how does one become a Christian then? I am a Christian and I have penned nearly 6000 articles. Yet I am not sure if…
God’s forgiveness of sinners is not unconditional: Let me cut to the quick: God cannot forgive you if you think you have nothing to be…
Are you a good person? Most folks – and many Christians – reading my title will have ideas in their minds as to what these…
God’s choices are based on his grace, not our merit: My somewhat cryptic title refers to the fact that God freely chooses, his decisions are…