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

article 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.

If Jesus Couldn’t Succumb to Temptation, Does That Mean He Didn’t Even Have the Option of Sinning?

article July 18, 2019

Christ had and has free will, but it too is governed by His nature. Because He is holy by nature, He could not sin, for as God He is incapable of sinning. 

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

article 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

article 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

article 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

article 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.

Do You Believe the Gift of Prophecy Has Ceased?

article June 20, 2018

Question from a Reader:

Do you believe the gift of prophecy has ceased?

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

article 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.

Does Revelation 3:5 Suggest That a Name Can Be Removed from the Book of Life?

article April 25, 2018

Question from a Reader: In Revelation 3:5 Jesus says, “The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life.” Doesn’t that clearly suggest that it is in fact possible to be blotted out of the book of life? In other words, that a saved person can become unsaved if they fail to “conquer,” that is, to live a victorious Christian life?

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

article 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.