The Word of God is a gift to God’s people, but mastering its content does not always come automatically. While the Spirit of God is…
Biblical Christianity holds that God exists and that God has spoken. While he speaks in different ways, he pre-eminently speaks to us in and through…
Since my last article on this topic drew a number of comments (I was expecting only one or two), maybe it is worth writing more…
It is not just Paul of course who speaks about suffering so often. The rest of the New Testament also has much to say about…
Commentaries lovers will appreciate this article, while everyone else will simply scratch their heads. But for the handful of people still with me, I here…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The Letters of John may be brief (they total just 132 verses in English), but they are…
There is a very important biblical text concerning how Paul shared the Gospel with a non-Jewish (Greek) audience. It is of course the very well-known…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) This is certainly the newest and perhaps most comprehensive New Testament theology to come from the conservative/Evangelical…
Every once in a while I am asked about what I am currently reading. For those interested in such things, I occasionally put out an…
Apologetics comes from a Greek word meaning reason or defence. It has to do with defending the Christian faith and answering objections to it. Since…
Eerdmans, 2006. Major recent commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles that have featured a more-or-less conservative and evangelical stance include the NIGTC volume by Knight (1992),…
Christianity has always been a persecuted religion. But recently this has become even more serious, especially at the hands of Muslims throughout the world. That…
Jesus told the early disciples that following him would not always be easy: “You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,…