Prompted by an ongoing correspondence regarding predestination and free will, a friend asked me these thought-provoking questions: If God already knows what will happen (and what choices will be made, etc.), can He change the outcome? What is the purpose of prayer? Can our prayers for someone’s salvation actually make a difference? In a way, […]
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God’s Word for You It is a marvel how personally the Bible applies. The words pointedly address the concerns of long-ago people in faraway places, facing specific problems, many of which no longer exist. They had no difficulty seeing the application. Much of what they read was personal application to actual situations they were facing.
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In evangelical theology, the doctrine of God’s revelation is primary. Man does not ascend into the heavens, nor pull God down to earth (Romans 10:5–17). Rather, we find in Creation and in Scripture that God has spoken and that he is a speaking God (Psalm 19). That said, there is a corollary doctrine that must
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Every Christian should develop the ability to think rightly about spiritual matters. Every Christian should be like the Bereans of Acts 17, who examined the Scriptures to see what is true and what is false. In this article, I want to explain the essential issues that Christians should think about when choosing a church, buying
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Today’s day-and-age brings many opportunities, platforms, and mediums in which to write. In an online culture that defines quality by quantity—by the sheer number of clicks—I often feel tempted to sell myself out as a writer to have success. Maybe other Christian writers feel this way too. When I write, I find myself wanting to
God is acquainted well with every square inch of the baggage we each carry. My baggage is the same as her baggage is the same as your baggage, and so on. Someone’s baggage may look more beautiful on the outside, but on the inside, it is still filled with sin. I was dusting off some
Ephesians 6:21-22, “So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts.”
“Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight”(Exodus 33:13). I get chill bumps every time I read this verse. Partly because of the surrounding context: in the verse before, Moses quotes God’s declaration to
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