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…
What to read on these hugely important topics: One advantage of having a large library is that putting together bibliographies can become somewhat easy. That…
Some introductory thoughts on an important theological debate: There would be at least three general sorts of responses to my title. Some would know what…
A lot of theological warfare and carnage can be avoided: It is for good reason that the popular phrase about not discussing politics or religion…
We are all sinful wretches in need of salvation: There are countless reasons why so many folks refuse to come to Christ as their Lord…
Do Paul and James differ on the matter of faith and works? It has long been suggested that Paul and James are at odds when…
To appreciate the good news we must first hear the bad news: It is always amazing just how biblically illiterate some folks are. Worse yet,…
Just what is the scandal of the cross, and why is it so offensive? The cross of Christ is scandalous. The Apostle Paul made that…
Some absolute gems from the C. S. Lewis classic: As a fairly new Christian I was introduced to the great Christian apologist C. S. Lewis…
Thoughts on ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’: There are plenty of maxims, sayings, and clichés that routinely flow from the lips of believers. Some…