Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 34 Why so many different movements all end up arguing with the same man One of the more revealing patterns in church history is this: groups that disagree with each other on almost everything often agree on one thing — they become uncomfortable with Paul. They may still speak warmly of…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 33 The Bible’s Own Case for His Authority A claim floats around online every so often—usually from skeptics, fringe sects, or people trying to cut the New Testament down to a safer size: “Paul wasn’t a real apostle.” Sometimes it’s put more politely: “Paul called himself an apostle, but he doesn’t…
(Truth in the Last Days — Post 20) Why the New Testament Changes the Question When disasters strike, wars erupt, or societies decline morally, a familiar statement quickly appears among Christians: “This nation is under the judgment of God.” Sometimes it is applied to America. Sometimes to Europe. Sometimes to other countries depending on the…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 30 One of the strongest objections that arises after discussing head coverings is not really about hair at all. It is about fear of disorder. The concern usually sounds like this: “Surely God cares about order. If we don’t define it outwardly, won’t the church become chaotic — even a circus?”…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 32 Using the Lord’s Prayer as Your Guide Many believers agree that Jesus gave us a pattern for prayer in Matthew 6 — but then quietly wonder: “So what do I do when I actually sit down to pray?” If the Lord’s Prayer is not merely a script to recite, how…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 31 Recovering the Pattern Christ Actually Taught Few passages in Scripture are more familiar than what is commonly called The Lord’s Prayer. It is spoken in churches weekly, memorized by children, and recited at weddings, funerals, and hospital bedsides. For many believers, it feels almost inseparable from Christianity itself. Yet a…
Series: Counterfeit Ecclesiology: When the Church Replaces Christ — Post 3 Introduction Most believers assume that if Christians gather regularly, listen to teaching, pray together, and sing together, they must also be experiencing true fellowship. Yet there is a subtle difference between gathering and fellowship. A church can meet faithfully and still lack the ordinary, relational life the…
Few passages are quoted more often in the discussion of predestination than Romans 8:29–30. Many readers are told this text proves that God predetermined who would believe and who would not — that our very act of faith was settled in advance. But that assumption quietly asks a question the passage itself is not answering….
(Truth in the Last Days — Post 19) Introduction Few passages in Scripture are appealed to more often to defend a future national restoration of Israel than Romans 11. Many believers who are unconvinced by land-promise arguments still feel that this chapter must predict a coming large-scale Jewish turning to God as a distinct covenant…
(Truth in the Last Days — Post 18) Why Dispensational Expectation Can Distort the Gospel One of the most revealing tests of theology is this simple question: Where is the kingdom Christ came to bring? If the answer is primarily future, earthly, political, and territorial, then the center of Christianity quietly shifts away from what…