The Allure and Vanity of Idolatry
The Allure and Vanity of Idolatry It will always be an irony that humans, with all our superior intelligence, will choose to create idols out of materials available in nature…
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What is the Will of God?
What is the Will of God? Anyone who has taken an introductory course in Logic knows that the ambiguous use of words or terms is one of the most potent…
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Believing in Him Whom We Have Not Seen
Believing in Him Whom We Have Not Seen Bertrand Russell was once quoted as replying, “Not enough evidence, God! Not enough evidence,” when he was asked what he would tell…
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Enduring Mockery for Our Sake
Enduring Mockery for Our Sake Shame is one of the instruments of social opprobrium that society uses to direct its members toward a particular choice, lifestyle, or belief. Generally, we…
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Why We Need the Whole Counsel of God
Why We Need the Whole Counsel of God Do we need the whole counsel of God or is the knowledge that Christ was crucified for our sins enough? This is…
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What Must I Do to Be Saved?
What Must I Do to Be Saved? Because our encounters with unbelievers are often in moral contexts, it is easy for us to talk to them as if the difference…
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What is Worldliness?
What is Worldliness? While every believer agrees that we are not supposed to be worldly, our understanding of what that entails is diverse and conflicted. For some, it means a…
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Duty or Delight: What Should Motivate Our Obedience and Service?
Duty or Delight: What Should Motivate Our Obedience and Service? Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, therefore in hunger…
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Heavenly Rewards as Motivation for Holiness
Heavenly Rewards as Motivation for Holiness Because Paul bases his call to the Christian life on the truth of what Christ has accomplished for us in his death and resurrection…
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When God is Silent: Seeing Him Who is Invisible
When God is Silent: Seeing Him Who is Invisible In his book, Enduring Divine Absence[1], Joseph Minch makes the point that the allurement of atheism does not rest only in…
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