I often see post on social media warning people about “ear-tickling” preachers and their deceptive message. They warn that an ear-tickler is a preacher who tells you what you want to hear. Preachers who preach grace are often dismissed as ear-tickling preachers. Which is kind of funny since the Apostle Paul was the apostle of […]
Grace changes the way we think, the way we relate to God, ourselves and others. Grace changes the way we live. It tells us that we are righteous now, perfected forever, just like Jesus in our spirit. That’s huge and incomprehensible, and yet it’s also so simple. All we need to ‘do’ is accept it […]
I get asked more questions about sin and forgiveness than any other subjects in the Bible. “How do I know my sin is forgiven? Am I really forgiven? What if I sin and don’t repent? Do I have to confess each and every sin I commit? What if I forget one, am I doomed? ” […]
Luke 4:18-19 (NKJV)18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;19 To proclaim the […]
America is a nation that is made up of almost every nation. This is one of our greatest blessings, but it is also the foundation of our greatest problems. We can have the greatest victory or the greatest failure. The spirit of racism must be defeated, or it will defeat us. Shouldn’t church resemble or […]
Most of what we believe about discipline from God comes from the Old Covenant. If you believe God’s discipline involves punishment, then you are living in the past. You are a New Covenant believer with an Old Covenant mindset. If the cross was the once and final solution for sin as the New Testament teaches, then […]
Religion loves to wield the big stick of punishment to compel proper behavior, but the gospel truth is that in Christ you are eternally unpunishable! “The punishment that brought us peace was on him…” (Isa 53:5). As Spurgeon said: “How shall the Lord punish twice for one offense? If Christ took my sins and stood […]
From time to time I receive questions regarding difficult passages in the Bible. Since the pandemic, I now have a backlog of questions to answer. I’ll try to get to each of them over the coming weeks. I received this one: Can you please help me understand what the scriptures are talking about regarding Paul […]
If you have been born again you can’t be unborn. Every Christian who believes they can lose their salvation will always give you a reason that involves them. They say, “What if I do this sin or what if I do that?” What if I…? You fill in the blank there, but it’s all the […]
I am often asked questions about the “unforgivable sin”. One of the greatest sources of anxiety among believers is confusion over issues of sin and forgiveness. Tell a confused Christian that there is an unforgiveable sin and it’s like throwing gas on a fire. So, is there an unforgiveable sin and, if so, what is […]