All the world needs is love, or so the saying goes. In many ways, this statement is true, in that God is love (1 John 4:8). Love infiltrates every aspect of life. Thus, a wrong definition of love can have catastrophic consequences, because the fallout also impacts every aspect of life. While volumes could be …
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I first read John MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus in 1990 shortly after it was published. It is not an over-exaggeration when I say the book completely revolutionized my understanding of the message of the good news as proclaimed by Jesus in the Gospels. John MacArthur is one of the greatest influences on my …
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I recently had a discussion with my youngest brother Emmanuel, who is not a believer, about the life of Jesus, and while my brother labels himself an atheist, I believe his heart seeks more than he’d like to admit. His over-arching question to me during this discussion was, “How can you trust the Gospels when they were …
I wanted to take the opportunity at the beginning of this New Year to write a brief review as well as highly recommend a new book (2015) tilted The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (UR) by Michael S. Heiser. Dr. Heiser is a scholar-in-residence at Faithlife (the makers of Logos Bible …
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UPDATE 3/9/16: Since this article was published, the YouTube video has been removed by North Point Church and an official response from Pastor Andy Stanley has been published. We rejoice in this response. It is my prayer and the prayer of many this action is an indicator of a change of heart. This is what …
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God calls Christians to worship. All people were made to worship and give God glory with their lives. Worship of God is to be a central part of the Christians life. In John 4 a Samaritan woman asks the question of where one should worship and Jesus answers, “God is Spirit and those who worship …
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The Topic Few topics generate as much division as that of the Holy Spirit. The mention of pneumatology can take discussions into a wide array of subjects with an even greater assortment of conclusions. Essentially every debate about the Holy Spirit comes down to the following question: What is the role of the Holy Spirit …
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Reading the Bible is an activity to which Christians are constantly encouraged; however, it would seem that many either have difficulty developing the habit or for those who do, the ability to understand what they are reading. It is the latter situation which authors Fee and Stuart devote themselves to addressing in their joint work, How to …
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Daniel Block is the Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, where he has been a faculty member since 2005. He is the author of numerous scholarly books and articles, including commentaries on Judges (The New American Commentary, Volume 6), Ezekiel (New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Deuteronomy (The NIV Application …
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The Importance of Friendship Friendship is an important issue often overlooked and rarely understood biblically. The friends we have often shape our lives and bring new joy as well as add greater depth to their own lives. The issue of friendship has always been something people have struggled with in their minds. Some understand the …
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