"There are people in this world who go about demanding to be killed. You must have noticed them. They quarrel in gambling games. They j...

"If God were not just, there would be no demand for His Son to suffer and die. Yet, if God were not loving, there would be no willingne...

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment. " ~ Michael Corleone

Pluralism by Greg : The modern pluralist claim that "all religions are basically the same" might be rephrased thus: “When you remo...

The gospel, you see, is not just a message for individuals, telling them how to avoid God’s wrath. It is also a message about a kingdom, a s...

We are flooded with instant information these days via the internet and it seems most of it is worth what we pay for it - nothing. With this...

Zion & Babylon by Josh Garrels Oh great mammon of form and function Careless consumerist consumption Dangerous dysfunction Described as ...

Deeds of love allow us to sneak into the hearts of those we serve. ~ Steve Sjogren

I'm finally making progress again studying eschatology and to quote Kim Riddlebarger: I remain satisfied that only the amillennial in...

The implications of the present possession of eternal life are brought out in the assurance that its possessor "will not be condemned...

From Calvin: Commentaries, Introductory Selections from Calvin, pages 66, 69; Without the gospel everything is useless and vain; without the...

One postmodern innovator writes, "It seems to me the primary narrative of the Bible is this exile, this disconnect – we are always tryi...

John Piper in Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die : The Hebrew prophet Isaiah, centuries before Christ, said, “It was the will of the LORD t...

Ed Stetzer on Secret Sins (worth reading his full post): The lie: Secret sin in your life and in the church will not hinder the mission of ...

If doctrine isn't important, I wonder why Scripture would contain so many warnings against those who would bring false doctrines. I thin...

“When we preach Christ crucified, we have no reason to stammer, or stutter, or hesitate, or apologize; there is nothing in the gospel of whi...

I don't know why I continue to by surprised by the number of people that fall for the timeless lie that doctrine (or right belief) is th...

“The object of the work of redemption is not limited to the salvation of individual sinners, but extends itself to the redemption of the wor...

In outreach and life respect is owed not earned. ~ Steve Sjogren on Facebook

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