God’s Sovereignty and Human Choice: The Examples of Paul, Elisha, and Daniel

By Randy Alcorn August 12, 2019

While I doubt anyone this side of Heaven will ever manage to fully “explain” how God’s sovereignty and human choice fully fit together, I believe Scripture provides us with many examples of how the two work symbiotically.

Doesn’t God Being Happy with Himself, and Seeking His Own Glory, Seem Smug or Self-Centered?

By Randy Alcorn July 15, 2019

In my books and on my blog, I’ve written about the happiness of God. But some might ask, “Humans who are happy with themselves are often considered arrogant and self-obsessed. So how can it be a compliment to say that God is happy with Himself?”

Progressive Christianity and Three Ideas That Can Lead to Outright Unbelief

By Alisa Childers May 3, 2019

It’s become increasingly popular for people to share their “de-conversion stories,” talking about how they moved from belief in Christ and the Bible to a design-it-yourself type of spirituality, or even out right atheism. In the following article, Alisa Childers writes about “3 Beliefs Some Progressive Christians and Atheists Share.”

Wayne Grudem on Systematic Theology, and Why It Matters

By Wayne Grudem February 11, 2019

I’ve shared before my appreciation for Wayne Grudem, and long recommended his books on theology. I can't emphasize enough the importance of learning systematic theology. This article from him is a great introduction to what systematic theology is, and why it matters.

An Introduction to god, with a Lowercase g

By Randy Alcorn January 23, 2019

This is an excerpt from Greg Gilbert’s book What Is the Gospel? Gilbert uses satire to portray the type of god that many people seem to believe in these days. He’s basically toothless and harmless.

The Proper Study of a Christian Is the Godhead: Charles Spurgeon on the Subject of God

By Randy Alcorn April 27, 2018

There is nothing like the attributes of God to overwhelm us with a sense of eternal perspective as well as to give us comfort and encouragement.

Paul Young’s “Lies We Believe About God” Dismantles Precious Truths from Scripture

By Randy Alcorn April 18, 2018

Last year, Paul Young, author of The Shack, had a book come out called Lies We Believe About God. Ironically, many of the doctrinal concerns that I and many others expressed about The Shack have proven to be true.

Love Is Not God: A. W. Tozer on How Equating Love with God Is a Major Mistake

By Randy Alcorn March 19, 2018

By all means, we should rejoice in God’s mercy and love. But we must also recognize that our Lord is relentlessly holy, righteous, and just. 

Answering Claims That the Bible Contains Errors, and Why It Matters That It Doesn’t

By Randy Alcorn December 13, 2017

When people say they believe the Bible contains errors, it’s a good practice to ask them to name those errors so you can open a Bible and look at them together.

Light Has Dawned: Reflections at Christmastime on the Light of Jesus

By Randy Alcorn November 29, 2017

The people Jesus spoke to lived without streetlights. If they didn’t have a lamp and a means to light it, they groped in darkness, vulnerable to assailants. They understood what it meant when Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).