Three theories of inspiration have been proposed that do not adequately explain all the facts of the Bible. The mechanical theory fails to account for the genuine human diversity in the biblical text. The natural inspiration theory fails to account for the divine content that exceeds…
The conflicts we see in homes and churches are only the smoke. James reveals that the real war rages within the human heart. Selfish desires, when left unmortified, produce quarrels, corrupt prayer, and spiritual compromise. James 4:1–4 exposes the internal battle between flesh and Spirit and calls believers to reject friendship with the world and return to wholehearted loyalty to Christ.
The word “Christian liberty” is used in two almost contradictory ways. One use invokes it as a shield against accountability — “I have liberty in Christ; don’t bind your traditions on me.” The other use names the profound freedom Christ actually purchased: freedom from the guilt…
The question is not whether some wars are justified, or whether Old Testament figures fought, or whether soldiers appear in the New Testament without being condemned. The question is whether Christ permits his followers to take human life in war. The answer found in the spirit…
God has a purpose in all that he does. The first advent was purposeful: the prophets expressed it, Christ stated it, and he accomplished it completely — “It is finished” (John 19:30). The second advent is equally purposeful: not to establish a kingdom (already established), not…
God has always drawn a line between his people and the world — and that line is not man’s to erase, soften, or ignore. The call to come out and be separate is not an old covenant peculiarity; it is a permanent feature of the God…
Every area of human life is in disturbance because man has displaced God from his proper center. The four categories — political, economic, ethical, spiritual — share one root and one cure. The only stability available to any person is the peace Christ gives — positional…
Everything God has done — creation, redemption, Scripture, church, eternal life — is an act of love. God is love, and his every act must be interpreted in terms of that nature. Some themes are too large for words to do them justice. The outline says…
The word “worship” in some form occurs in the Bible 191 times — 113 times in the Old Testament and 78 times in the New Testament. That frequency alone establishes its importance. But frequency of occurrence does not tell us what worship is or whether any…
Christ is the Prince of Peace, who alone gives peace with God, peace with others, and peace within; sin is the disturber of all three, and that peace is enjoyed only by being reconciled to God in Christ and submitting to His terms. Everyone is hunting…