Articles by: Dr. Craig Keener
Marital Conflict in the Bible
I don’t like arguments, and I especially do not like arguments with people close to me. (The less…
Christmas vs. The Emperor
In many circles, editorials and sermons on the true meaning of Christmas have become a routine, perhaps almost…
A Tale of Two Kings
Part of our Christmas story is a tale of two kings: one powerful in the eyes of the…
Mary Believed The Angel’s Word – Luke 1:38
“I’m here! The Lord’s servant! Let it happen for me just as you have said!” (Luke 1:38). That…
God’s Forgiveness
Have you ever done something so bad that you wondered on what basis God could forgive you? Soon…
Be Fruitful, Multiply-and Expect Opposition
Although being fruitful and multiplying is a good thing (Exodus 1:7), it can also provoke opposition from those…
The Flesh in the Book of Romans
Neoplatonic and gnostic dualism absorbed by later Christianity denied that the body was good, and many scholars today,…
Suffering and Exploitation in Revelation
Does Revelation have any relevance for today? Among the points where the book’s message might help people today…
You Will Know Them by Their Fruit
The false prophets in Matthew 7:15 claim to have prophesied, exorcised and effected miracles by Jesus’ name. (Matthew…
Joseph’s Further Exaltation
Now that Joseph’s family is reunited in Egypt, God blesses all of Joseph’s family through him. Pharaoh’s favor…
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
Joseph had been “controlling” himself since Genesis 43:31, but he could not control himself any longer (Genesis 45:1).…
The Test – Have Joseph’s Brothers Changed?
Joseph orders his household manager to return his brothers’ money in their sacks and also to place his…
Joseph Receives the Double Portion
As noted earlier, Jacob gives Joseph the double portion allotted to the firstborn son. Because the double portion…
Jacob’s Wives Agree with His Plan
In Jacob’s culture, husbands held the final say. Further, God has spoken, and since Jacob has heard him,…
Jacob’s Faith for the Future
The Future Beyond Us Sometimes God’s promises are for the future, even beyond our own lifetimes. We can…
Jacob’s Breeding Techniques
Magic Versus Blessing Jacob’s breeding techniques (Genesis 30:38-42) seem strange to modern readers. Is it really true that…
Jacob Gets Esau’s Blessing
Rebekah had heard from God that the elder would serve the younger, and thus she urged her (slightly)…
Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons
Jacob passes on a great legacy to Joseph’s sons. He blesses them not only with a physical inheritance,…
God’s Promise to Abram
In Genesis 12:2-3, God offers Abram a twofold promise: a land and a seed. These motifs dominate much…
God’s Favor Matters Most
Have you ever felt discriminated against for matters outside your control? As Jacob’s parents showed favoritism toward particular…
God reaffirms his promise to Jacob
Fulfilling God’s promise Sometimes in roundabout ways that I could not have imagined, God has brought my life…
God Uses Weak People
Have you ever wondered if God could use someone like you? People in the Bible often wondered that…
The Call to Go in Faith
God calls Abram to leave behind everything familiar to him from his past and entrust his destiny to…
The Accusation of Potiphar’s Wife
Years ago it looked as if my life and ministry were over on account of some matters over…
Taking Responsibility
Joseph accuses his brothers of wrongdoing. Regarding his silver cup, the “you” in Genesis 44:15 is again plural.…
Judah and Tamar
The shift in scene from Joseph to Judah and Tamar in Genesis 37:36—38:1 is interesting. The narrative leaving…
Sexual Depravity and a Servant of God
One ancient purpose of this passage is to depict the terrible origins of Moabites and Ammonites. Since Ammonites…
God Preserves His Promise
In obedience to God’s call, Abram journeyed to Canaan (Genesis 12:4). Genesis names some of the places where…
Feasting in Joseph’s house
When they are taken to the vizier’s house, Joseph’s brothers expect to be enslaved (Genesis 43:18). Instead, shockingly,…
Father of Nations and Kings
Sometimes people go around “confessing” things in “faith” that aren’t true, and such words have no effect. There…
Facing the Past: Preparing for Esau’s Wrath
God’s Protection Rebekah had promised to call Jacob when his brother’s anger subsided (Genesis 27:45), but he had…
Different Perspectives
What we see sometimes depends on the lens through which we view reality. What is right in our…
Challenging sexual double standards: Judah vs. Joseph
Judah’s voluntary sexual misbehavior contrasts starkly with Joseph’s refusal to sin sexually even under duress. Judah found himself…
Living out Our New Identity in Christ
When Christians do not live out the character of God’s Spirit living in them (cf. the “fruit of…
Joseph’s Faith Beyond His Lifetime
The Book of Genesis concludes with expectation for the future; expectation is part of what faith is. Faith…
In God’s Presence
Some of us feel that we have to earn our way into God’s presence when we pray—that somehow…
Minding Christ’s Body
Paul summons believers to present themselves to God as a living, holy, and pleasing sacrifice to God (Romans…
As the Father Sent Me, I Send You
What dynamic empowered the earliest church for mission? When Jesus came to his disciples after his resurrection, they…
All These Things Will Be Added to You
What does Matthew 6:33 mean when it says, “all these things shall be added to you” (NASB) or…
The Discouraged Prophet
Have you ever faced discouragement in doing God’s work? John the Baptist had reason to feel dejected (Matthew…
The Spirit-Baptized Life
What does the Spirit-baptized life look like? Jesus is the model, and Mark presents him as such in…
Selling Joseph into Slavery
Coming from a dysfunctional family does not mean that you will necessarily turn out badly. God used Joseph…
Reconciliation
Joseph has finally revealed himself to his brothers (Genesis 45:1-4), because he has finally found them sufficiently trustworthy…
Rachel’s Death in Childbirth
I always hated scripts where somebody gets killed off and the writer gives you a petty reason to…
Joseph Thrown into The Pit
How much time did Joseph’s brothers have to plot to throw him into the pit once they realized…
Buried in Faith
The story of Jacob’s burial, like the story of him blessing his sons regarding the future, is a…
Blessing Pharaoh
Although we often retell the stories in Genesis, sometimes we neglect an important detail. When the aged shepherd…
Be Careful Whom You Trust
The narrator of Genesis tells the story of Jacob and the Shechemites for two reasons. Partly to remind…
Understanding The Context of Judah’s Punishment in Genesis 38
Understanding the context of Biblical passages is key to understanding Scripture. In his attacks on Christianity, South African…
Joseph Meets His Brothers
God has turned the tables on Joseph’s brothers. Because they once harmed him to prevent the fulfillment of…
Religion Is Not Enough
Matthew’s Gospel includes five discourse sections. The last of these (chaps. 23—25) begins with Jesus pronouncing judgment on…
Women and Gentiles in Matthew’s Genealogy
Matthew highlights the diverse elements in Jesus’ background. Jesus identifies with Israel and comes as Israel’s king, but…
In Down Payment
Did you know that we have already begun to taste the future world? We are visitors in this…
Joseph Lavishly Welcomes His Family
Joseph realizes that his brothers are genuinely sorry for what they did to him, and he is now…
Joseph Goes to Prison
Bad things happen to good people. Granted, Judah suffered shame for his sexual sin in Genesis 38:26. But…
Jacob’s Faith Renewed
In the face of tragedy, we sometimes forget how much God is with us. Jacob didn’t believe that…
Jacob Has to Let Benjamin Go
Jacob was unwilling to let his son Benjamin go in Genesis 42:36-38. Whether it was physically with his…
Jacob Blesses His Sons: Some Observations – Genesis 49
Jacob has great faith and blesses his sons with confidence in the future that God has for them. Joseph’s…
It Wasn’t Joseph’s Fault
Sometimes I hear preachers blame Joseph for his brothers’ enmity. As a father of teenagers, however (and a…
Living at Peace with Our Neighbors
As a minority in a larger society, how should we as committed believers relate to those around us?…
Interpreting Pharaoh’s Dreams
There were reasons why God had given Joseph practice in interpreting dreams. After some troubling dreams, Pharaoh sent…
God’s Faith & Mercy
Genesis 18 offers many lessons. These include lessons about hospitality, about faith, about God’s patience, about God’s justice,…
God’s Purposes, Our Grief – Genesis 35
God’s call and our commitment do not exempt us from hardships. Having recently escaped Esau’s wrath after wrestling…
God’s Goodness Messed Up
Genesis lavishly depicts God’s goodness, but also warns of the consequences of choosing to reject that goodness. Genesis…
Faith No Matter What The Cost – Genesis 22
Abraham offers a great model of faith. He followed God’s promise when he left behind his homeland (Genesis…
Thoughts About The First Five Commandments – Exodus 20:1-12
The first few commandments of the Ten Commandments teach us a great deal about our relationship with God…
The Unexpected Deliverer – Exodus 2
Often we wonder why God does not seem to be answering our prayers. But I learned an important…
The Christ of the Gospels Lives in Us
Paul wrote about Christ living and working in us as believers (e.g., Romans 8:9-10; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Galatians…
Why it is Important to Study the Bible in Context
Context is the way God gave us the Bible, one book at a time. The first readers of…
Once-Saved, Always-Saved? Maybe Not
There are different definitions of once-saved-always-saved, and in this post I am challenging only one version. The point…
When Prophecies Don’t Happen
For various reasons, prophecies sometimes don’t happen. Sometimes (perhaps often, especially from untested prophets) they’re false, sometimes (perhaps…
Jesus’s Mission
Jesus declares that one of several aspects of his mission is to preach good news to the poor.…
Discrimination and Intolerance
When I first converted from atheism to Christianity, some people did not mind, but some others ridiculed my…
A Common Objection to Studying in Context
I will deal here with one objection to studying the Bible in its context that arises in some…
Understanding the Trinity
How can we speak of more than one “person” within the Trinity? And what implications does this idea…
Abram’s Growing Faith
We rightly think of Abraham as our ancestor in faith, but his faith began small, just like all…
Which Day Is the Sabbath?
Jesus says that the Sabbath was made for people’s benefit (Mark 2:27). Years ago an Adventist layman wrote…
True Purification
Mere religious tradition can blind us to what really matters to God. Those whose honor derives from their…
Enemy Soldiers Torture and Mock Jesus in Matthew 27:27-34
Over six hundred Roman soldiers were staying at the Fortress Antonia and at Pilate’s palace (which once belonged…
Was it cruel for Abraham to send Hagar and Ishmael away?
In Genesis 21:14, Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away into the desert. Yet Abraham was not sending them…
Getting too comfortable in Egypt?
Exodus opens where Genesis leaves off: Jacob and his family settled in Egypt (Exod 1:1-5), and Joseph and…
Are Spiritual Gifts for Today?
Paul declares that we are the body of Christ with many members (Rom 12:4-5; 1 Cor 12:12, 20).…
Beating a tyrant at his own game
The unscrupulous Pharaoh, determining to act shrewdly (NRSV, ESV) with God’s people, planned to kill their infants through…
Moses as a third-culture kid
Did Moses know that he was a Hebrew? Contrary to some of the movies we see (including my…
The Banquets of Two Kingdoms
Matthew’s narratives often concretely illustrate his teachings elsewhere. In Matthew 14:1-12, Herod Antipas executes John the Baptist. In…
The Hebrews were sinners too
In Exod 2:11-12, Moses killed an Egyptian who was striking one of Moses’s own people. He meant to…
Moses as a refugee
Moses may have thought that killing an Egyptian oppressor was an act of justice, but the Egyptian overlords…
Settling in a new land
When I travel to speak in various parts of the world, my hosts show me great hospitality. I…
Jesus, the Living Word
Modern writers have proposed many valuable aspects of background for the “Word,” but probably the most obvious is…
God has not forgotten them
When our lives become more comfortable, it’s easy to forget the hardship faced by others, whether through persecution,…
The Kingdom Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13
Many pagans added up as many names of their deities as possible, reminding the deities of all their…
Overcoming Prejudice: The Roman Centurion
The Gentile mission was at most peripheral to Jesus’ earthly ministry: he did not actively seek out Gentiles…
Meeting the holy God
God sometimes meets us in the ordinary events of our lives, but calls us into his extraordinary plan…
Is God or an Angel Speaking from the Burning Bush?
The angel of the LORD appears to Jacob in a dream (Gen 31:11), calls to Abraham from heaven…
How to Make Disciples According to Matthew 28:18-20
The immediate context of Matt 28:18-20 provides us examples for how to testify about Christ (Matt 28:1-10) and…
The God who sees
In Genesis 16:13, Hagar called the Lord, “the God who sees.” The same God continued to see, watching…
Faith and God’s calling
God’s promises are good, but sometimes these promises are difficult because they demand that we obey God in…
Resisting God’s calling
When God calls Moses to confront Pharaoh, God not only promises to be with Moses; he also gives…
God’s Scary Promises
The Lord was now “visiting” or paying attention to his people (3:16; 4:31), as Joseph had foreseen (13:19;…
Striking the striker
God enacts justice, though mercifully tempered by his restraint. God had not punished the oppressors’ injustice immediately, but…
God equips Moses with signs
God dismisses Moses’s concern about Moses’s own inadequacy; God himself is more than adequate (Exod 3:11-14). Moses now…
You’ve got the wrong person, Lord
Moses thus raises another objection: even if signs would persuade the people through someone, Moses is not the…
How Can We Hear the Holy Spirit Accurately?
The Holy Spirit passes on Jesus’ words as clearly as Jesus passed on the Father’s. We should be…
A commission whether you like it or not
As long as Moses is raising logistical problems, God has solutions. But finally Moses is out of objections…
The Spirit as a Divine Person
Christians honor God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Yet we may not always recognize the biblical foundations…
The staff of Moses becomes the staff of God
If you’re like me, maybe you have thought, “God healed people in the Bible, but is there any…
The Gospel and Modern Pluralism
In a broader sense, the principles of temptation to compromise here go beyond economic temptations, and many applications…
Obedience even before much faith
God’s signs had put the fear of God in Moses, enough to make him obey. But Moses’s obedience…
Saving a Lot: Abram Fights Slave Traders
While Christian theologians today debate whether God demands pacifism or allows just war, at least in the Old…
Dreams and Destiny: the Lord is in control
In Genesis 37:9, Joseph dreamed that the sun, moon, and twelve stars bowed down to him. Joseph was…
God’s son versus Pharaoh’s son
The Lord continues to reaffirm his commission to Moses to perform the wonders God had commanded, but also…
God’s Covenant With Moses
In Exod 4:23, God warns that he will kill Pharaoh’s son because Pharaoh has refused to release God’s…
The Bible Exposes Sexual Harassment
The media is currently awash with public exposures of sexual harassment, harassment that had been going on behind…
Aaron’s obedience and God’s call
Quite in contrast to Moses’s reticence to return to Egypt, the narrative in 4:27 appears to assume (or…
Excitement versus Tested Faith
Moses and Aaron gathered the elders of the people, who would have at least heard of Moses, the…
Who Are Christ’s Ambassadors?
Who are Christ’s ambassadors in 2 Corinthians 5:20? When Paul says “we are ambassadors for Christ,” does he…
When People Belittle God
Presumably presented by the elders as representatives of Israel or Israel’s God, Moses and Aaron obtain entrance before…
Punished for Hope in God
Pharaoh insults God (Exod 5:2) and orders his slaves to just get back to work (5:4-5). He treats…
When Most Prophets are Wrong
When God gives a promise, we are right to believe it with all our hearts. Some biblical promises,…
Whom Will we Serve?
After Moses demands that Pharaoh release the Israelites from slavery, Pharaoh cracks down with even harsher servitude. Now…
When Pharaoh Demands What is God’s
Pharaoh requires the slaves to meet their daily quota of brick-making although he is no longer supplying some…
Crisis of Young Faith
Moses had anticipated that his people might not believe him (Exod 4:1), so God had provided signs so…
Wake up, for the Day is near!
In some circles, we think of “revival” or “awakening” as happening only when people fall down weeping or…
God Reaffirms His Promise
Moses complains that the Lord has not kept his promise (Exodus 5:22-23); the Lord responds that now Moses…
Not Just What God Saved Us From
What usually gets our attention is that God delivers us out of trouble. But God has a bigger…
The Reason for the Promised Land
Without the promised land, deliverance from slavery would have been incomplete. Former slaves could not maintain their freedom…
Why Does God Take So Long?
In Exodus 6:6-8, God not only promised liberation from slavery, but also a land of their own in…
The Point of Speaking in Tongues in Acts 2
Pentecost (Acts 2:1) was a significant festival in the Jewish calendar, offering the first fruits of grain to…
Believe Whatever you Want, but—what if it’s Wrong?
I might sound like a grumpy sourpuss in this post, but please feel free to balance it with my…
The Future is Now: Prophetic Empowerment in the Last Days
When God pours out the Spirit in Acts 2, hearers recognize some of the languages in which Jesus’s…
God Owns the Cattle on a Thousand Hills
Some people insist that God can supply all our needs because, after all, He “owns the cattle on…
Spiritual Hypochondriacs
I must confess that I have often been a hypochondriac. I always want to err on the side of…
The Holy Spirit Reveals Jesus to Us
Jesus had been telling his disciples that the Spirit would further explain the teachings he had given them…
The Fruit of the Spirit
At a time when many teachers and members of churches misunderstood grace, John Wesley rightly emphasized that salvation…
Rivers of Living Water
Jesus’ promise of rivers of living water in John 7:37-38, referring to the coming of the Holy Spirit…
Resisting the Devil
The Dead Sea Scrolls present every human action as caused by either the Spirit of Truth or the…
The Zealot
The other day I was laughing while recounting to my wife about an incident that took place when…
Did God Love the Egyptians?
Some almost indispensable parts of the Moses-movie tradition are unlikely: for example, most Pharaohs had scores of children,…
Beholding His Glory
When John declares, “we beheld his glory” (John 1:14), he is making an eyewitness claim that is echoed…
Building on the Rock
When Jesus knows that his disciples understand enough, he asks them about his identity. The setting is significant:…
This Is My Body: The Lord’s Supper
Read Mark 14:22-26 Verse 22 The head of the household blessing bread and wine was standard for any…
Knowing the Shepherd
Today as we seek to walk intimately with our Lord, we can remember an occasion in the Gospel…
Is It All Right to Call God Allah?
Some people today debate whether it is all right for Christians to call God “Allah.” Those within cultures…
A Mother’s Courage
Moses’s mother was courageous to hide him for three months (Exodus 2:2), but how long can one hide…
Racial Reconciliation in Romans
Why did Paul have to spend so much time in Romans arguing from the Old Testament that salvation…
Creation as God’s Lavish Love
In its ordered, schematic way, Genesis 1 sketches God’s power, his creativity, his brilliant design, and his loving…
Gospel Truth
When I have shared the gospel with people, some of them have asked how we can really know…
Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner
In Revelation chapter 2, positive models provided by the Ephesian church include testing of prophets. As relativism increases…
Where Was God When Tragedy Happened?
Sometimes in the midst of history, injustice seems to prevail. In light of a longer view, and especially…
As He Thinketh in His Heart, so Is He
People sometimes quote Proverbs 23:7 to say that the real person is the person inside, the way a…
Faith, the Assurance of Things Hoped For
Hebrews 11:1 declares that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”…
The Lord’s Army
The Bible often speaks of spiritual warfare, for example in Ephesians 6:10-20, where the armor includes righteousness, faith,…
My Lord and My God!
The following Bible background is for John 20:19-28 Verse 19: Residences often had bolts and locks on outside…
Explaining Dreams in Jail
During periods of suffering, some of us forget God’s calling or our earlier vision for setting matters right…
Using Church Fathers to Interpret the Bible
Some writers have expressed the conviction that any legitimate interpretation of a passage should already appear in the…
Abraham Obeys Sarah
Hagar knew that the God of Abraham and Sarah was a powerful God; she herself had met and…
When Would Jesus Permit Divorce?
In the previous post, I emphasized Jesus’s teaching on preserving and, where possible, restoring marriage. Jesus used graphic…
Why Did Jesus Warn About Divorce?
Jesus’s followers knew that he condemned divorce; his warning appears in Paul, in Mark, and in another form…
Standing for Justice
Nobody’s perfect, but sometimes one side really is right and another is wrong. The civil rights reformers were…
Does Ezekiel 28:12-14 Refer to the Devil?
Like Isaiah, Ezekiel also has oracles against the nations: Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7), Moab (Ezekiel 25:8-11), Edom (Ezekiel 25:12-14),…
Time to Pass on His Legacy: Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons
Genesis 48:1-11 Having lived to see God’s extraordinary faithfulness in his own life, Jacob looks to the future…
A Big Fish Story
It has been said that God is not responsible for billions of people not knowing about his wonderful…
All Things for Good
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who…
God Does Miracles Only When We Need Them
Matthew 14:13-21 The miracle of the “feeding of the five thousand” in Matthew 14:13-21 is greater than the…
The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12-14 The Corinthian church was like much of the American church today: socially stratified, individualistic, and…
Is Lying Ever Right?
Exodus 1:19-21 In the 2013 film, Return to the Hiding Place, Eusi, a Jewish cantor staying with the Ten…
Historical Evidence for the Existence of Jesus
Contrary to some circles on the Internet, very few scholars doubt that Jesus existed, preached and led a…
No Way to Treat Guests
Genesis 19 Two angels came to Sodom to test its morality (Gen 18:20-22). They arrived in evening, when…
Joseph Secures the People’s Land
Genesis 47:18-26 This passage tells us a lot about Joseph. Joseph worked on behalf of both Pharaoh, his…
A Multicultural Multitude
While there is some debate about the identity of the 144,000 in 7:1-8, everyone agrees that the innumerable…
Carrying on the promised line—Genesis 24
I used to relish reading Genesis 24 in my Hebrew devotions, because it encouraged my faith that as…
Seek the Common Good
Sometimes religious people, like some other people, have wanted to be in charge of society. Of course, in…
Slaves and Slaveholders – Ephesians 6:5-9
Early U.S. slaveholders did not want slaves to hear the gospel because they feared that the slaves would…
Slavery in the Bible: Paul Writes to the Ephesians
Some people used Ephesians 6:5-9 alongside Greek, Roman, and Arab discussions of slavery to support the kind of…
Mutual Submission
Sometimes Paul gets a bad rap. The Slave Narratives are replete with sentiments from former slaves who loved…
How do we Imitate God
Ephesians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 11:1; and other passages What does Eph 5:1 mean when it exhorts us, “Follow…
Do You Feel Alienated from Church?
Some people don’t attend church because they were hurt by the church. That’s understandable, especially if you had…
The Ministry at Antioch
Acts 11:19-30 Verse 19 There were large Jewish communities in Phoenicia, Cyprus (cf. Acts 4:36), and Antioch. Antioch…
The Unknown God
Paul “contextualized” the gospel for his hearers, showing how it related to their own culture without compromising its…
Philip Preaches to the Ethiopian Eunuch
Since Samaritans were considered half-breeds (8:4-25), this African court official is the first fully Gentile convert to Christianity…
Paul, Silas, and the Jailer
Acts 16:23-35 23: Some jailers were public slaves. Prison directors (whether slave or free, as may be likelier…
Finding Common Ground
Acts 17 Paul’s letters never compromise God’s message, but he uses the language of his culture to articulate…
The Bible and Rape
Steve and Celestia Tracy travel from the U.S. each year to provide ministry to women in the Democratic…
David’s Judgement
2 Samuel 12:11 David’s sin regarding Bathsheba and Uriah undermined the testimony of David’s past devotion to God.…
Global Sharing
2 Corinthians 8—9 Any reader of the Gospels knows that Jesus taught radical sharing of our possessions with…
Loyal To The Death
When Jesus commands us to love one another as he has loved us, why does he call this…
Near the Broken, Far from the Proud
Often in history, revival flourishes among the lowly and the broken and spreads from there. Sometimes we get…
Rewards and Grace Part II
The first installment of this blog post asked whether rewards are compatible with grace (an issue revisited at…
Paul Explains the Resurrection to the Corinthians
These background notes are for 1 Corinthians 15: 1-19. Introduction to Paul’s argument: Resurrection by definition involved the…
Introduction to Paul’s Argument: Resurrection by Definition Involved the Body
Many Judeans connected belief in an end-time resurrection (Daniel 12:2) and judgment with moral behavior (Pharisees sometimes attacked…
Not Rightly Discerning the Body
When Jesus met with his disciples the night before his crucifixion, he ate a meal with them. In…
Loveless Christians in 1 Corinthians 13
We often quote 1 Corinthians 13 as if it is an all-purpose description of love, for weddings, marriage…
How can we be Save By Grace Yet Rewarded for Works?
How can we be saved by grace yet rewarded for works? Because this question invites a longer-than-usual answer,…
Christian Celebrity Cults
Sometimes we get so excited about various figures we respect today or in church history that we lose…
When You Have To Stand Alone
“Wrap up your garment for action. Get up and tell them everything that I myself command you. Don’t…
The Bible and Exercise
If exercise is so important, why doesn’t the Bible mention it more? The motto of one very successful…
Worse Than An Unbeliever
“Worse than an unbeliever” – the necessity of providing for widows in 1 Timothy 5 Here Paul may…