The Bible has been the world’s bestseller not only because it discloses God and gives meaning to our lives, but also because it is good reading. One of the greatest personal discoveries for readers of the Bible is to step beyond favorite verses and stories and start comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Those students of the Bible who don't read Greek can still reach beyond the English Bible to the original Greek in four easy steps.
Okay, so "magic" is expressly forbidden in the Bible in a variety of ways. But what exactly is it? And are we practicing a form of it in the church?
Think you're called to be a pastor or chaplain? See where you are in the sacred cycle of ministry...
If the Bible's description of us is accurate, then God's grace is our only hope. Thank God that He has given us big grace!
The Lord Jesus Christ speaks to this church in the midst of crass materialism, degraded animalism, base paganism, and dark heathenism. Note this carefully, because I consider this message to be one of the most important of all.
Faith in the God who changes things turns on the sound, lights up the soul, and causes mute men to shout for joy!
We are in a relentless, violent spiritual battle against an enemy who doesn't want us to fulfill our calling, either individually or corporately. Whether we have been persecuted like Christians in a hostile culture or not, Peter's words to the persecuted still ring true for us.
Avoiding eye contact, not offering greetings, and other anti-social behavior is common, but hardly Christian. How do we overcome natural indifference - even hostility - toward others?
Some evangelicals talk as though personal evangelism and public justice are contradictory concerns, or, at least, that one is part of the mission of the church and the other isn’t. I think otherwise.
All Saints Day serves as an annual reminder that every follower of Christ belongs to something very big and... ancient.
Good lepers are those who are healed and never forget the disease they once had. They remember how good clean feels. Bad lepers, on the other hand, are those who are healed and go on acting as if they never had the disease. This Thanksgiving sermon encourages us to model our lives after the leper who returned to give thanks.
What's it like to preach on the morally problematic passages of the Old Testament in connection with modern, Christian faith?
Frustration and disappointment results when our primary source of motivation is the self. If we are to be truly effective at living, we must humbly begin with God's end in mind.
Heaven is the expectation of Christians that life does not end with physical death but, for the redeemed, continues eternally in the presence of Christ.
When we read the book of Hebrews, we encounter a community of Christians living in a time of trial, struggling to understand God in the midst of suffering. Their story is our story.
How well does the English translation "soul" in this verse convey the meaning of the underlying Hebrew word?
The next time you attend a prayer meeting, pay close attention to the manner in which individuals address God.
Andrew Perrin, using a verse from Colossians as an example, shows us four easy steps for working with the original text of your Bible.
The gospel is not a command to hang onto Jesus. Rather, it’s a promise that no matter how weak your faith may be in seasons of spiritual depression, God is always holding on to you.