A “red-letter Christian” is one who essentially trusts only in the words of Christ in the gospels, written in red. Such a person doubts the veracity of other portions of scripture, because they were written by mere men. There are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Having established in the previous blog that Jesus’ command not to judge in Matthew 7:1ff refers to hypocritical judging, not all kinds of judging, I now consider the scriptural command to judge in the right way. In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 7:1 -- "Do not judge so that you will not be judged" is a favorite verse of the ungodly. Many unbelievers have it memorized, because in it they believe they have found a bullet proof vest that will protect them from any Christian who might...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Most of us have been taught that God is all love, mercy and forgiveness. We are accustomed to hearing about death bed conversions – people who made their peace with God right before they died. The notion we have is that God is forever...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What will happen to those who have never heard the gospel? Will they go to heaven or hell or nowhere? The truth is that they will go to hell. If that were not true, then there would be no point in sending missionaries out to make disciples of all...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Does God view all sin the same? It is popular today to say that no sin is worse than another and that all sin is equal in the eyes of God. But is this true? Actually, no. Certainly, it is true that all sin is evil in the eyes of God. God is not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple." (Luke 14:26) We live in a day in which the institution of marriage and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continuing with objections and answers to the death penalty. 4) You cannot teach people NOT to kill people by killing them. a. This is the very opposite of God’s logic. In Gen. 9:6, we read: "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Many people today argue that the death penalty should be abolished. Common reasons given are: 1) It is inhumane; 2) It is too expensive; 3) It is not a deterrent to crime; 4) It is self-contradictory to try to teach people not to kill by killing...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It seems that whenever sin is condemned in our culture, particularly certain sins like homosexuality, the one condemning it is invariably accused of hate. Subsequently, many “professing” Christians come out and condemn the preacher of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
