Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Imagine a friend walking up to you one day and saying, “Have you heard the good news?” You’d wait a second or two for him to complete his thought, and then you’d ask, “Good news about what?” The word “gospel” … Continue reading →

In the New Testament, the word “mystery” almost always refers to information that had been previously unknown. A mystery was a revelation from God that had been revealed to the author of that book of Scripture but hidden from everyone … Continue reading →

The apostle Paul must have been an egomaniac, right? Consider these points: In his gospel, the apostle John never refers to himself by name and only once by the personal pronoun “I.” Paul, in his letters, refers to himself by … Continue reading →

The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write the book of Galatians to explain the differences between law and grace. For much of the first two chapters, Paul points to the differences between himself—the apostle of grace—and the twelve, who were … Continue reading →

The ministry of the Apostle Paul is, we believe, greatly misunderstood. Coming to grips with his message may be the largest hurdle for most people as they try to understand Scripture. Some people try to lump Paul with the twelve … Continue reading →

Having determined that the Bible is true and that the truth is knowable, the next question we should ask is how can we know that truth? We believe this comes down to hermeneutics (from a Greek word meaning “interpretation” or … Continue reading →

The Bible tells us that creation and our consciences clearly prove to us that there is a God. From that evidence, we can know a lot about God. But using those sources alone, we can’t know God. For that, He … Continue reading →

Several times in the past year, my wife and I have been talking to others about some point of biblical doctrine and have had them look at us blankly and say, in essence, “There are so many different views. Can … Continue reading →

My Mom recently loaned me her copy of Evangelical Truth, by John Stott. And while there are occasional bits that I would disagree with, there are also some brilliant passages. What follows is Stott’s paragraph on justification by faith, perhaps … Continue reading →