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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this… ‘Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.’” (Heb 10:15,17) Some believers feel that the Holy Spirit is convicting them of their sins. Only He doesn’t. How could the Holy Spirit convict us of something He chooses not to remember? Look at what He […]
Every time there is a natural disaster, the bad news preachers are quick to claim that the storm, hurricane or earthquake is God’s judgement. As I write this blog, my heart goes out to the those who have lost loved ones and been impacted by this unprecedented flooding in the Carolinas. These bullies with a […]
Did God really forsake His Son on the Cross and if He did, what’s to say that He won’t do the same to us when we sin? With Easter approaching, soon there will be many sermons preached about the crucifixion of Jesus and many preachers will say that God turned His back on Jesus as […]
To most Americans that couldn’t be clearer. On Sunday night October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire during an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 others. This senseless shooting has caused many to say, “The world is going to Hell in a handbasket”. This […]
Along with this devastating category four Hurricane that hit the Texas coast last week with unprecedented flooding, came those who claim that this was God’s wrath. They claim that Houston and the surrounding areas were being punished for their sins. The social media threads are filled with those who give the reasons that God is punishing this […]