The Bible in Context
I’ve been working on a book on the Trinity, the most complex and wonderful concept in the Christian faith. Below is the first chapter as it currently stands. ————————————————————- This is a book about God—the most pure, most powerful, most enduring, most transcendent, most lofty, most lowly, most joyful, most loving being in or outside … Read more
All trees need access to sunlight in order to grow. Likewise for Christians to grow they must dwell in divine light. We cannot properly develop by focusing on ourselves. D. M. Baillie says it well: To a true Christian ethic the ‘chief end of man’ is not the cultivation of his personality, or even the … Read more
The goal of the Christian life is not to go to heaven. No one in the New Testament preaches, “Believe in Jesus so that you can enter heaven.” The goal is to be with the Lord. Consider the following verses: We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and … Read more
Many Christians view the death of Christ as a demonstration of God’s wrath. The idea is that Jesus took upon himself all of our sins and received divine punishment, including death on a cross. Some even think of God the Father as the one who killed God the Son. And since he poured out his … Read more
Jesus said many radical things, perhaps none more so than this: No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (Matt 6:24 NIV) Instead of “money,” some translations say … Read more