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May 2009 |
The atheistic understanding of love, the highest human virtue, is badly skewed. Sam Harris, in his book Letter to a Christian Nation, says that the fact that "love is more conducive to happiness than hate" is the key... |
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April 2009 |
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Psalm:119:9(BETH.) Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Believers... |
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March 2009 |
Jesus was asked to name the "great commandment in the law." His reply lays the foundation for obedience to every commandment from God: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and... |
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February 2009 |
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah:55... |
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January 2009 |
Paul's prayer for the Ephesian believers is very specific. He asks God to bestow upon them a deeper knowledge and understanding of Christ that we do well to seek for ourselves. This is not something that one can learn in a... |
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December 2008 |
What do you think of Jesus? That's a question I've asked at times to engage non-Christians in conversation about Him for the purpose of witnessing. A fairly typical response used to be that He was a religious teacher who... |
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November 2008 |
In 1983, I wrote a book titled Peace, Prosperity, and the Coming Holocaust. The first chapter was called, "A Contrary Scenario," which I based on my understanding of Scripture. Here was the situation as I recall it:... |
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October 2008 |
In the time leading to the November elections and for months thereafter we will be subjected to a barrage of promises from politicians—promises, many of which will almost certainly not be kept. At the same time, atheists, who... |
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September 2008 |
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Romans:1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation... |
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August 2008 |
Who is the Dalai Lama and what is he all about? And why should TBC even consider this Tibetan Buddhist "holy man," whom Time magazine selected to top its list of the 100 most-influential people in the world today? Well... |
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July 2008 |
Last month we noted that a major part of Paul's ministry was spent in disputing, reasoning, and persuading
(Acts:19:8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the... |
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June 2008 |
One need not read far in the Bible to realize that it is definitely not an ecumenical book. In "the Great Commission," Christ commanded His disciples to
make disciples of "all nations...teaching them to observe all... |
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May 2008 |
While a student at UCLA 60 years ago, I carefully read everything I could find written by atheists and skeptics against the Bible and Christ. Why? I wanted to know their best arguments, the better to refute them. I still keep track... |
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April 2008 |
The Bible declares, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." After the creation of all else, God said, "Let us make man in our image....So God made man in his image." He then created Eve, a... |
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March 2008 |
Here's an idea. Let's go back through historical church eras and glean from such time periods those issues deemed to be of value in the development of the Christian faith.
Let's review the first-century church, the... |
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February 2008 |
I find myself increasingly grieved these days by what I see taking place among those who profess to be evangelicals.
I know the term "evangelical" has undergone radical changes regarding its meaning and practice. Yet... |
