The Basics of Christianity, Part 4
Why do good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people? To be clear, we do see bad things happen to bad people and good things happen to good people. However, we often single out specific cases to justify our refusal of God. The question strikes...
The Basics of Christianity, Part 3
What is truth? What is knowledge? What is goodness? What is right and wrong? These are all questions which surface in daily life. Some answer that truth, knowledge, goodness, and morality are all determined by each individual person on a case-by-case basis. Others...
The Basics of Christianity, Part 2
While not necessarily using the phrase “moral law” or the word “morality”, it is from God and through His revelation to us in the Bible that we understand moral law and morality. By morality, I mean our pattern of conduct. We can also add character and the intentions...
The Basics of Christianity, Part 1
How should we fill in the blanks? An individual becomes a Christian by ______________ I know I am a Christian because ______________ The distinctive teaching of Christianity is ______________ The core requirements to identify with Christ are ______________ One of the...
Dispensationalism Part 11
Reading in the book of Mark, I came across a verse which causes a great deal of trouble for the ideals of dispensationalism. If you’re new to the blog, this post will probably not make much sense on its own, so you may want to review the prior series on...
An Easter Message
Ezekiel chapters 40 through 48 provide great detail on the temple reconstruction as well as the sacrifices to be offered in the new temple. The verses which struck me are in chapters 40 and 41. Ezekiel is shown a vision of the new temple being measured. Measuring is...
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