On 25 Sep, Elvin P. Asked,      “…Doesn’t the Protestant doctrine of a justification which is by faith alone lead a man to live in any way he chooses? When someone believes they’re completely forgiven, doesn’t it make them lazy or presumptuous upon God’s mercy?” Response:  "Come and hear, all you who fear God,And I will declare what He has done for my soul,"Psalm 66:16.       This, sir, is truly a...  Read More

     Immediately after Jesus’ water baptism the Bible says He was, “…Led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil,” Matthew 4:1. Reading on it says that He, "…Fasted forty days and forty nights…” Matthew 4:2. Forty days in a desert without food or water! I’ve never been to Israel, but men have told me that the wilderness into which He was driven is an extremely harsh and des...  Read More

On 15 Sep, Chad W. asked:     “What is the Biblical response on the subject of where a child, infant or stillborn goes if they die?” Response:     Bottom line up front, dear brother: The Bible does not give us a definitive answer. The answer is, however, proffered in several ways, and that mostly with regard to the children of believers. These Biblical implications have led Christians to lean heav...  Read More

    Many people begin reading the Bible with a lot of zeal. Genesis is often quickly devoured. Exodus is pretty good. It’s at Leviticus that people often give up. The reason is because its contents are very foreign to us. All of the ceremonial ritualism, rites performed by the priests and its other components are completely removed from our way of life. In some Muslim regions of the world missiona...  Read More

   The illustrious power to perform miracles is a legacy that should be protected in the church. It’s no show. Those who truly performed them were from God, John 3:2; 9:32-33. There is a difference between God’s providence in our lives and miracles. I want to make the proper distinction in my own theology.     The time of creation, the Exodus, the conquest into Canaan, the initiation of the Old Te...  Read More

In explaining the sovereignty of God with people I sometimes use an analogy of Mt. Everest. I want people to understand that while I can indeed proclaim the absolute sovereignty of God from the Bible, I myself still remain in awe of it. God remains far beyond my imagination in every way. I will ask someone if they’ve ever been to the top of Mt. Everest. Everyone I’ve asked says, “no.” I then ask i...  Read More