I was taught that only my past sins—from the day I was born until the day I became a Christian—have been forgiven, and that my future sins are not forgiven until I confess them and seek forgiveness. I was taught that I had to be careful how I lived because if the rapture occurred […]

This is a phrase that I hear used often, mostly when something goes wrong. “God is in control,” it is said when someone dies; when a devastating storm hits; when our health fails. One of the biggest areas of confusion in the church is in the sovereignty of God.  We know that God is all-powerful […]

Most people have never heard the gospel and if they have, they either don’t understand it or they don’t believe it. This word “gospel” literally means nearly-too-good-to-be-true news. The church has long thought that the pure, undiluted “good news” of the gospel was too good to be true, so most have added back some law […]

Walk up to someone and say, “I please God”.  What kind of response do you think you will receive?  The response from most people will be something like this: “who are you to say that you please God, who do you think you are?”  Their reaction will let you know immediately if they are religious […]