On the near-heretical abuse of the word “heretical”! Hamburger? Hockey? Hollywood? Helicopter? Hatchet? Hotdogs? Hound dogs? No, the word I have in mind is “Heresy”.…
This new book on the great Athanasius is a must read. Christian Focus, 2019. Except for keen theologians and hardcore theology buffs, it is unlikely…
Was Jesus punished by the Father, receiving his wrath at Calvary? Some Christians find it problematic, questionable, or even false, to suggest that the Father…
What does it mean when we are told that Christ became a curse for us? This first half of this verse says this: “Christ redeemed…
When people stop believing in God, they do not become irreligious – they simply find new gods to worship. Everyone is religious. Christians are religious.…
“No cross, no crown” is how we referred to this matter in Part One. Throughout the Bible our present sufferings are tied in with our…
On who? Hermeneutics is simply the practice or discipline of interpretation. Biblical hermeneutics – which is what I discuss here – is about the basic…
The third book of the Pentateuch is one often ignored and overlooked by Christians, but it is an important part of God’s revelation to us.…
There is a convoluted history to this article and it requires a number of prefatory remarks. First, who is George McDonald? He was a Scottish…
Theological liberalism is the fake news version of Christianity. It uses God words but strips them of their biblical content. Thus they deny all the…
Christianity is Christ, and when we get Christ wrong we get Christianity wrong. Anything as important as getting right who Jesus is and what he…
Theology matters. Having wrong theology can result in people heading to a lost eternity. That is why we must get what we believe right. That…
Let me say at the outset that there are two things I quite dislike. I very much dislike having to shell out my hard-earned money…
In Part One of this review of Young’s new book, I mentioned the general theological and ideological space he is in. It is part of…
The Easter event is the most important event in human history. Without the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we would all be lost –…
This is a follow-up article to a piece I wrote yesterday: “Are You trembling Yet?” It is a supplement to that article, not a corrective.…
It may appear to some folks that a piece like this might indicate someone has too much spare time on his hands! But there are…
In Part One of this article I offered around a hundred Bible passages which speak about God hating certain things and certain people, and how…
A good test of whether we are in fact a true disciple of Jesus Christ or not is found in times of opposition and persecution.…
Jesus said quite explicitly on various occasions that the servant is not above the master (Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 6:40; John 13:16; John 15:20). The disciple…