What are we to think and how are we to respond, as Christians, to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? For starters, the people of God are no strangers to the topic and reality of geopolitics. Abraham’s rescue of Lot among warring kingdoms, the...
ustifying faith of the believer, God declares the guilty-sinner innocent. By doing so, God makes the sinner righteous, or just.
Repentance is an about turn away from sin and the rebellious heart-posture towards the presence of God. Repentance is ceasing to resist the truth.[1] Repentance, by definition, is a zealous, resolute change, that is required for salvation, and...
One of the most joyous moments of my life was my wedding day. I vividly remember the buildup of anticipation for the wedding day, and when the day finally came, from the moment I awoke that morning, I experience a joy unlike ever before in my life...
in a manger. What did the magi think when they arrived at the place to which the glorious star led them to find a poor couple with domesticated animals? This little family could hardly compare to the celestial lights! Undoubtedly, the magi were...
The magi brought Jesus gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These were the best gifts they had to offer the king of the cosmos. This Christmas, will you bring Jesus the best gift you have to offer? Will you give Jesus the gift that he has given you...
There are a number of New Testament passages that associate the concepts of the new age of the Spirit, believer unity, covenant membership, and indwelling of the Holy Spirit with the symbols of the temple, Christ’s body, the Eucharist, table...
This is an excerpt from a forthcoming publication on the Holy Spirit. We know that the human heart is hardened by sin. We see it everyday. We even see it in ourselves. We lack sympathetic understanding. We are a stubborn, stick necked people. If our...