I’ve heard a lot of people say that, “All sin is the same. There’s no big sin or little sin in God’s sight.” I think I understand why they say it, but this is not correct except in one thing – that all sin, if not forgiven in Christ, condemns us. Whatever it……..[Read More]

  Voddie Baucham well said, “The nail in the coffin of the evangelical church is that of self-sufficiency.” The moment a pastor feels that he can teach simply because he has learned or attended seminary is the moment his ministry takes a turn for uselessness or mere showmanship. We are not self-sufficient as NT ministers.……..[Read More]

Scripture speaks of itself as able to make believers fully equipped for every Christian work, 2 Timothy 3:16-17. We’re informed of what we need to do honorable Christian ministry in every facet of it by Holy Scripture. We don’t need some subsequent baptism post salvation or any higher level empowering. In Christ, all we need……..[Read More]

  Here’s one way the Bible presents the gospel: “Brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first……..[Read More]

     Synergism, in theological terms, is the idea that God and man work together in salvation. Greek: Syn (plural) ergo (work). The word synergism is a composite that essentially means, “The work of two or more.” Think of words like synthetic, synoptic or synthesis and you see the same plural idea. The word synergism……..[Read More]

       Whatever confusion may arise in a person’s life regarding the ordinance of water baptism, we should never, ever interpret this commandment as something that leads to salvation. Water baptism does not remove sin any more than the Lord’s Supper or any other act of obedience. Let any who teach it as a requirement for……..[Read More]

On 14 Feb, Chris H. asked:  “The people who die in the jungle who’ve never heard of Jesus can still live a good life. What about them? Will they go to hell?”   Response: Adam and Eve were good people (Genesis 1:31) before they sinned. Nowhere in the Bible are their kids called good. I’ve……..[Read More]

       Study God’s word and other students of it. Pray, fast, fellowship, serve, work diligently with your hands, love your God first, your spouse and your family. Love your enemies as well. Do all these things and prove yourself till death by them as to their being your truest joys.      Do……..[Read More]

       The will of man unto salvation is never forced by God. Yet man also has no share or active role in being born again. Tough? I’d like to try to clear some of this up today without writing too much. (I know. Minor miracle right)?      First, I believe that the will……..[Read More]

       There are many types of universalism. One, the most commonly thought of today, is called “Unitarian Universalism.” These are the folks that believe that, “All roads lead to God.” To them, God is in favor of all religious expression (not really, but they'll claim it up front). To them there are almost no limits.……..[Read More]

On 15 Jan 13, Christopher R., a professing atheist, asked me to explain why I don’t believe in atheists. Response:   Oh, let me count just eleven of a thousand ways…        I’ll begin with the wisdom that no professing atheist could hope to comprehend. To some this may appear imprudent. To those……..[Read More]

  Four combined truths, then an application-        Truth #1: Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 6:8: “…Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.” God knows full well what is best for us. He is molding each of His own for His own purposes and precisely directs the……..[Read More]

On 5 Jan 13 Domingos B. asked: “What is the most important book in the Holy Bible?”   Response:   That question’s not as easy to answer as I first thought it would be when I read it. It’s a very tough question. I’d like to try to answer it in two ways.    ……..[Read More]

     Love is for the mature. St. Paul describes love as an absolutely indispensable part of the Christian faith. In 1 Corinthians 13:13 he speaks of it as the greatest of the great. It is a gift that Scripture says has been shed abroad in our hearts by God, Romans 5:5. After all of……..[Read More]

  On 20 Dec, Jennifer C. Asked:        Her question is abbreviated here. She had read my letters on the Word of Faith Religion and, though in agreement with most of it, took respectful issue with my inclusion of one name I had cited. Commenting, she wrote: "…The shocker was when I read……..[Read More]

       Merry Christmas from sunny central Florida! I went running today in shorts and a T-shirt! Crazy! As God continues to sanctify me in love, I’m continually reminded of just how much my sin has affected me. I desperately wish to give myself to the church and the world, and to be a……..[Read More]

On 18 Dec, Teodoro A. asked: “Discussion of the New testament revelation of the trinity: Please explain the Spirit reveals the Father and the Son according to Catholic Christian Church.” Response: Hello, sir.      God is triune. There is only one God who’s never yet been fully seen who will be fully seen in……..[Read More]

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? –Epicurus (341-270 B.C.).      It’s a question that needs……..[Read More]

       “I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart,” Psalm 40:8. Can you say this of yourself, dear reader? When no one’s looking? When you’re not in church, when your Christian friend(s) isn’t/aren’t around, when you’re sitting on your toilet and no one else (hopefully) is there,……..[Read More]

       There’s a lesson that’s been of real comfort to me during this past year that I hope will be of comfort to you as well. It was first brought to my attention as I studied Corinthians some time ago and then applied it to my life. The lesson is that the church……..[Read More]

       To the saints in Philippi Paul wrote of his, “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ,” Philippians 1:6. Many people have asked, even recently, about what a Christian does with his or her sin after……..[Read More]

    There is no such thing as a Christian who doesn’t believe that Jesus is God. Trinity is essential. Last weekend was a weekend of cults or, at the very least, semi-cults for me. I was ordained the privilege to speak of Christ with a Seventh Day Adventist on Thursday, a Mormon on Friday……..[Read More]

       God wants contrite people. Scripture says, “…On this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word,” Isaiah 66:2. Contrition is a healthy, reverential fear bred by wisdom in those who know and love God. The Hebrew word nakeh that’s translated as “Contrite” here in……..[Read More]

       Christianity and Satanism are the only valid religions on earth. All others are false in the most fundamental way. Please understand that by calling Satanism valid I’m not saying that it’s ok, approved by God or good. All I mean is that when an informed Satanist “prays” they really do know the……..[Read More]

    God is perfect in every way. God is perfect in His hatred for the wicked. God hates sin. The perfection of God was once defined by Ravi Zacharias as follows: “God is the only being in existence whose reason for existence is within Himself.” God never changes. Things only change because they’re not……..[Read More]