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Jesus Is God’s Yes
Posted on September 3, 2013 9 Comments
Do you often wonder whether you have done enough to qualify for blessings? How many commandments do you have to keep before God will hear your prayers? How many days do you have to fast before God is convinced that He should help you? How many conditions do you have to meet before God will […]
Take It Easy
Posted on July 22, 2013 2 Comments
Are you trying too hard to succeed as a Christian, as a spouse, or in your career? Are you letting yourself be stressed out and frustrated by your efforts to do God’s will? If you are, you are going about it the wrong way. Jesus wants to relieve you of stress, not add more of […]
The Resurrection of Jesus: Fraud, Fiction, or Fact
Posted on June 11, 2013 12 Comments
Our sin nature is eradicated, our sins are evaporated, and our guilt is eliminated. That is, if Jesus arose. We believe He did. Skeptics say He did not. If Jesus Christ did not rise, He is the greatest fraud to have ever lived, the Gospel is pure fiction, and the future of humankind is hopeless. […]
How Can Jesus Be God?
Posted on June 4, 2013 8 Comments
Some say He’s a good man, a prophet, perhaps the greatest and most holy man to ever live. But they say, He’s not God. Are they right? Can He be good, holy and great, and yet not be who He claimed to be? Consider this rational exercise, the trilemma argument, popularized by C.S. Lewis, to […]
Receive Blessings, No Curses
Posted on May 28, 2013 7 Comments
What do you think of this statement, “Do good, God’s glad. Do bad, God’s mad?” If you believe this is a true statement and it is consistent with the New Testament, you are wrong. The truth is, God’s opinion of us in the New Covenant is not based on our performance, but on
Don’t Let Them Fool You!
Posted on April 30, 2013 8 Comments
“Truth is relative. All religions are the same. All that matters is that you do what makes you happy and you treat other people right. As long as you are sincere, God understands.” You’ve probably heard people express these sentiments. It’s becoming more and more popular to talk and think this way. But don’t be […]
Your Righteousness Is Perfect
Posted on April 24, 2012 4 Comments
When you want to know how much you weigh, do you use a ruler? No, you use a scale. When you want to know how tall you are, do you use a thermometer? No, you use a measuring tape. To get the right results, you must use the right instrument. Otherwise, you will get it […]
How She Got Me!
Posted on January 23, 2012 8 Comments
“I need financial help,” she wrote in a letter to me. “I’m living in a foreign country, I have no income, and no way to support myself. Please send me some money.” Her need was real, but I had already decided that I couldn’t help everybody who requested my assistance during the Liberian civil war. […]
You Are Next!
Posted on December 19, 2011 7 Comments
Christmas time is here, and once again, people are celebrating all over the world. This is a joyous season, as it should be. On that first Christmas morning the angel declared it would be so, saying to the shepherds, “Fear not, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the […]
A Moment of Grace 