Introduction Ask any biblically informed Christian whether the Fourth Commandment (Ex. 20:8ff; Deut. 5:12ff) is binding on New Covenant...

Suggested reading: Psalm 1:1-6; Genesis 1:1-2:25; Matthew 1:1-25; Proverbs 1:1-2 Reading Genesis 1 and Matthew 1 on the same day was a...

There has been recent interest in the theological notion of the ordo amoris  in light of Vice President J.D. Vance’s recent use of the...

Luke Wartgow (MTS, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; BA, University of Nevada-Reno) is a pastor at Carson Valley Bible Church in...

The book of Proverbs provides the Christian with much-needed wisdom. There are a variety of topics that Proverbs address. Each topic has...

Mark 2:15–17 (ESV)  15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his...

“All sin is sin.” It’s a common response to the question of whether God judges all sin the same. Generally, saying that “all sin is sin”...

The question is, "What does 'sola fide' mean?" It's a Latin phrase that means "faith alone". Christians have been professing the "five...

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Eph...

"A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,And contentions are like the bars of a citadel." Proverbs 18:19 This Proverb...

"The liberals are taking over!" "The institution is rotten to the core!" "Misogynists continue to oppress women!" "The seminaries have...

The battle rages on, dear Christians. But take heart. Christ will deliver us. After the doxology in the previous verse, wherein He calls...

The book of Proverbs provides the Christian with much-needed wisdom. There are a variety of topics that Proverbs address. Each topic has...

What is the regulative principle? The regulative principle is a concept, a biblical concept, that historically flows out of the...

Jude 22 (ESV) And have mercy on those who doubt; Our most basic charge as Christians: Trust him. Trust the Lord who made us, loves us and...

What is sanctification? I think the place to begin answering that question is to consider that, as Christians, we are united to Jesus...

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your...

“Pray at all times in the Spirit,” Eph. 6:18 In counseling, there is a fear of sounding trite, using well-worn clichés, saying something...

John writes in Revelation 1:5b-6, To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his...

One of the most difficult doctrines for both Christians and non-Christians to grapple with sometimes is the doctrine of Hell. Many people...