by Jeremiah Johnson You’ve likely heard someone assert that, in spite of the wickedness we see on display in the world around us, people are basically good. Politicians, psychologists, and, sadly, religious leaders have reinforced that notion,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Jeremiah Johnson People, as a general rule, do not like to be confronted with their sin. Most seem to think the title sinner ought to be reserved for only the most vile, violent, and corrupt, softening their own spiritual diagnoses in the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Jeremiah Johnson You don’t hear much about sin from the pulpit anymore. Recognizing and identifying it; wrestling with the guilt of it; repenting of it, or for that matter, dealing with it at all—those ideas are passé in most... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur Mary Magdalene. The name conjures all sorts of modern misconceptions. Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code portrays Mary as the secret wife of Jesus who mothered His descendants which later emigrated to the south of France. That... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur The name Mary Magdalene has a ring of familiarity in the modern era, even among people who are unfamiliar with the Bible. Fiction writers, conspiracy theorists, and religious revisionists have all managed to put their own spin on... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur Who is Mary Magdalene? What it is about her that garners so much attention? Was she a prostitute, a disciple, or even the wife of Jesus Christ? The legends surrounding this woman range from the innocuous to the blasphemous. The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur What are your children learning from your example? Are they learning the joys and blessings of a life submitted to God’s Word and His will, or do they only hear about your frustrations and disappointments? Do they see you... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur What are the bare-bone facts of the gospel? What is the minimum information needed to believe and be saved? While those questions may foster interesting discussions, they are not valid questions for developing evangelistic... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur There’s only one remedy for a child’s inborn depravity: The new birth. Regeneration. As Jesus said to Nicodemus, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. . . .... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by John MacArthur Many parents live in fear that any parental misstep might mar their child’s character in some irreparable way. They think if something goes wrong in childhood, the child might begin to drift spiritually or wander morally. But... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
