With all that is going on today, can you help me gain a basic understanding of Islam? How does it differ from biblical Christianity? Islam is actually a word that means "surrender" or "submission." Islam claims to be fully surrendered to the will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It is crucial to understand what the biblical doctrine of perseverance does not mean. It does not mean that people who "accept Christ" can then live any way they please without fear of hell. The expression "eternal security" issometimes used in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Those who teach that repentance is extraneous to saving faith are forced to make a firm but unbiblical distinction between salvation and discipleship. This dichotomy, like that of the carnal/spiritual Christian, sets up two classes of Christians:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Post-modernism's veneration of tolerance is its most obvious feature. But the version of "tolerance" peddled by post-modernists is actually a twisted and dangerous corruption of true virtue. Incidentally, tolerance is never mentioned in the Bible...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In its simplest definition, discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As Christians we oppose rationalism (the idea that human reason alone - apart from any supernatural revelation- can discover truth). But Christianity is by no means hostile to rationality. We believe the truth is logical; it is coherent; it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
New Free Book Offer! "Standing Strong" -- Many Christians believe we ought to ignore Satan and his army of demons. Others say we should be learning how to fight them and be on the offense, seeking to engage them in battle. But what does the Bible...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The story of the first Christmas is so beloved that singers and storytellers across the centuries have embellished and elaborated and mythologized the story in celebration. However, most people now don't know which details are biblical and which...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
