Two stories I came across recently prompted me to this writing. The first is the story of a baker. You may have heard about him. His name is Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado for forty years. In … Continue reading →
The good news of the gospel is cause for rejoicing. Our sins separated us from our God. In an act of supreme grace, Ephesians 2:4ff, God sent Jesus Christ to this earth to become the sacrifice for our sins. Jesus, … Continue reading →
From the perspective of the Old Testament, the world was divided into Jew and Gentile. Paul dismantles that distinction in Galatians 3:28 when he says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek”. His meaning is obviously that in God’s eyes one’s … Continue reading →
The world tosses the term “Christian” around freely. It seems that anyone who believes in Jesus is a Christian. In fact, even those people who merely say that He existed, though they make not the slightest effort to serve Him … Continue reading →
The word we find in our English translations, baptism, was not translated but rather transliterated. In other words, it was brought over into English pretty much as it was in the Greek, just as déjà vu came to us from … Continue reading →
Along comes Noah. There are so many things wrong with what I am hearing and reading about this movie that I doubt I will ever want to see it, though I shudder to think it will be as bad as … Continue reading →
It is interesting to me that many in the pro-homosexual movement seek to help those of us who are Christians understand God’s true position on the issue. Why do they seem to need the approval of the Bible anyway? Maybe … Continue reading →
If you are reading this post, you may be thinking, “Here we go again, another Christian beating the issue of homosexuality”. A friend of mine who seems interested in studying the Bible recently said to me that he does not … Continue reading →
Periodically it seems, the news comes that someone has died from snakebite while handling snakes. This time it is Jamie Coots, a Pentacostal preacher from Kentucky, who starred on a show called “Snake Salvation”. He was bitten and died after … Continue reading →
Many people in the religious world hold an erroneous belief about salvation that means that God is different now, in the Christian era, than He was in the Old Testament. How did God treat people in the Old Testament? … Continue reading →
