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A Strong Savior
Read more: A Strong SaviorIn this article I would like to examine the common phrase, “God will never give you more than you can handle.” I often hear people say this in response to someone losing a loved one or getting a bad health diagnosis. I never seem to understand why people think that this kind of phrase would…
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Christmas: A Time to Praise Mary or God? (Luke 1:28-42)
Read more: Christmas: A Time to Praise Mary or God? (Luke 1:28-42)Tis the season for praise and worship. As I was looking into the praises we sing at Christmas time, I was shocked to find a whole collection of praises to Mary called the Marian prayers. After 1050 AD, parts of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) took Luke 1:28-42 to justify the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer, which…
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Can Women Be Pastors (1 Tim. 2:12-14)?
Read more: Can Women Be Pastors (1 Tim. 2:12-14)?The topic of women pastors, teachers, elders, and executives in the Church has been controversial for years. In fact, I personally got saved at a Church that had women elders. I use to hear 1 sermon a month from the female elder and wonder ‘is this right’… ‘what does the Bible say about this’? I…
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The Modern Evangelical Assault on Sola Scriptura
Read more: The Modern Evangelical Assault on Sola ScripturaNo one ever plans to apostatize. A good, faithful Christian doesn’t go to sleep and then wake up the next day and walk away from the faith. It takes time, and there are a number of contributing factors. But before someone leaves the faith, they must either abandon, pervert, or weaken the Scriptures such that…
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Recovering the Treasures of God’s Word (and why we often leave them buried)
Read more: Recovering the Treasures of God’s Word (and why we often leave them buried)If a stranger were to look at your life, what would he learn about the Bible from it? Would he think that it contained some holiday stories you read a few times a year? Would he think it some weekly almanac? Would he think it was a book of motivational quotes that you glance at…
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Bible Teachers: 5 Resources to Improve Your Study
Read more: Bible Teachers: 5 Resources to Improve Your StudyIn this article I want to help those who teach in their local Churches. Teaching the Bible is extremely difficult and can be challenging to rightly divide the Word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15). In fact, James warns the Church by saying “Do not become teachers in large numbers, my brothers, since you know that…