Quality, Quantity, and Seeking the Other
It has become commonplace to talk about idolatry in Christian churches. Things which we place on an equal plane with God—be it money, success, comfort, fame, sex, or anything—are our…
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Why God Alone Must Be In Complete Control
Why must we hold that God’s will alone reigns supreme? What’s at stake in such a discussion? Many Christians, especially in the past few hundred years in Western Christianity, reason…
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How the Promised Temple Truly Is Fulfilled In Christ (or, How Do We Read the Details of a Restored Temple in Ezekiel 40-48?)
Have you ever read through the book of Ezekiel and arrived towards the end only to find the final nine chapters are a long, confusing description of some future temple?…
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The Sabbath Command for Rest Fulfilled in Christ & What It Means for Us
On page one of our Bibles we learn that our God is a God of rest (Genesis 2:2). We also learn that we were made in his image (Genesis 1:27).…
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Is Total Depravity Biblical? What Does Total Depravity Mean?
Total depravity. Many have misunderstood this term (especially since it is not the best term, as we’ll see below), so in this post I’d like to clarify what it means.…
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The Problem of Pain by CS Lewis Summary, Quotes, and Chapter Outline
Brief Summary of The Problem of Pain C.S. Lewis wrote The Problem of Pain in 1940. It was his first major Christian work. In the book he seeks to reconcile…
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Into the Cloud: What Happened to Jesus After He Ascended?
What happened to Jesus right after he ascended to go back to his Father? “And when [Jesus] had said these things, as [the disciples] were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight” (Acts 1:9). What happened then? For the disciples, they kept staring (of course!), and two men told them that he’d return in a similar way (Acts 1:10-11). But what about Jesus? What happened to him?…
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Unbelief Surrounding the Triumphal Entry
What do we do with the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem? It’s a question I’ve always asked myself, especially growing up singing the worship song “Hosanna” which has a chorus consisting solely of the words from the people in the story. For years it’s been a bit jarring for me to sing that song (and others like it) because it’s very clear that in the story these same people are soon to change their “Hosannah” to “Crucify him! Crucify him!”…
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What If Christians Do Love the Lord Their God With All Their Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength?
What if all Christians do love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength? (Before you close this window with accusations of heresy, I encourage you to stick with me for a minute.) Many of us know the conversation between Jesus and the Pharisee: “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’ And [Jesus] said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind'” (Matthew 22:36-37). Jesus is citing a famous Old Testament text…
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Considering in Christian Living
It’s simple to see change in our actions and behavior. And because of this we can begin to think our Christian life and growth consists mainly in our actions. We can think the Bible is a list of do’s and do not’s, of actions we are too perform or avoid, and that adhering to these is how we bring about change. But what if we’re more complex than that?…
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