Paul calls Jesus Christ the “firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15). How can Christ be both the eternal Creator of all things and yet Himself be the firstborn?
Understanding trials with a divine perspective leads to patience and peace.
You won't find the word 'Trinity' in the Bible. So why do we consider it such an important doctrine?
I have dozens and dozens of Mormon relatives. They so badly want me to consider them Christians. It's so heartbreaking to explain that when you think about it, you look at our doctrines and compare them to yours, they don't match in the most significant places.
Call them on it. I don't mean to be crass about this, but call them on it. Show me the contradictions you're talking about.
Can I have an assurance of salvation, or is salvation something that can be lost?
Evangelism, simply put, is telling the good news, that's what the word evangelism means, to simply share with another person good news.
The Bible does have some things to say about piercings and tattoos. When it comes to these things, my concern is not indelible ink in the skin nor is it a hole in your ear; my concern is identity.
Regarding communion, what is a core difference between Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics?
“The Antichrist” and “The Man of Lawlessness” are two names for the same person who will be everything that is the very opposite of our Lord Jesus Christ, hence Antichrist.
That was the thing that had kept him from Christ for some time because he believed that he had blasphemed the Holy Spirit and committed this sin that was unpardonable. Certainly, Christians have been haunted by these words of Jesus in the gospels.
The Gospel shows us that while we can't forget the past, we can stop revisiting it, allowing God's grace to free us and help us extend forgiveness to others.
In fulfilling the promise to Abraham, that fulfillment comes as it turns out in stages. In establishing the covenant now with Israel, what we call the Mosaic covenant, once again, the terms of the relationship are set.
The Bible uses very graphic images of hell. Burning. Flames. Darkness. What do we do with that imagery? Sometimes the question is, “Is that literal, or metaphorical, or something else?
