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…
No one is helped when one biblical truth is pushed at the expense of other biblical truths: The themes I discuss here I have spoken…
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…
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…