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 […]
A couple of months ago most of us had never heard of COVID-19; now all of us have had our lives disrupted by it. How quickly things can change: No restaurants to dine in, no movie theaters open, no schools in session, no church services to attend. In April 2020, with much of the world […]
The feeding of the 5000 men is the only miracle of Jesus repeated in all four gospels. We know that if something is given once in the Bible, it is true and we should believe it, but when the Holy Spirit repeats Himself, it must be because there is a lesson of surpassing importance. […]
I remember back in 2003 when the avian flu virus (bird flu) scare hit with all its force. The authorities in the U.K were killing birds by the thousands. It dominated the news for many weeks. I recall watching the news where they interviewed a leading medical “expert” in Britain who was hitting the public […]
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 […]
I love Christmas. I love being able to see it through the eyes of my grandchildren. In a culture that has become increasingly secular, where it is politically incorrect to even mention the name of Jesus Christ, I think it’s wonderful that Christmas brings out into the public some of the greatest truths of the […]
What is the one thing that sets Christianity apart from every other religion in the world? It is not turning from sin, prayer, confession, or even moral living, for all these practices can be found, in one form or another in other religions. The one thing that makes the Christian faith unique is grace. Every […]