Be honest. When did you last read a book like Obadiah? Or Nahum? Or perhaps the better question is "Have you ever read Obadiah?" or "Where do I find Haggai"?
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Christians seeking to introduce others to the Savior must walk a fine line. They must connect with their audience but not distort scriptural essentials of the gospel. This ...
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Mark Twain once famously said that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. We could say the same thing about Satan, in reverse: Reports of his life have been greatly ...
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In the second century after the coming of Christ, Marcion, a ship owner and son of a bishop, began spreading a doctrine that seemingly reconciled the vengeful wrath of God ...
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When John Koessler was a kid, he badly wanted a toy sub that was powered by baking soda. Unfortunately, the young Koessler discovered the difference between reality and the ...
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Christianity, while inspiring some of the greatest religious and philosophical thinkers in history, isn’t primarily a philosophy. Nor is it simply a means to come into ...
Unless we clearly understand Christ and his mission, we miss the core of Christianity. The center of the gospel is Jesus Christ. But what does that mean? This group of studies hopes ...
It has always been a challenge to develop a good church—even in New Testament days. Titus, a young leader of an argumentative church, needed to learn to refute false teachers, ...
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Doctrine is not a four-letter word, though you might think so judging by how the larger culture and some evangelicals respond to it. Darren C. Marks says, "The word conjures ...
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In the Christianity Today article "The Jesus We'll Never Know," author Scot McKnight points out that we all tend to remake Jesus in our own image. Depending on ...
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One of the hallmarks of evangelical faith is that we are cruci-centric, or "Cross-centered." And that's not a bad thing. Rather than focusing the Christian life ...
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Evangelical New Testament scholars (and their students) seem to be divided into two main camps: those who emphasize Jesus and the kingdom, and those who focus on Paul and ...
The word theology is derived from two Greek words: Theos (God) and logos (speech or reason). Therefore, theology in its simplest terms is rational discussion about God. It has been ...
Years ago, a young man approached Jay Kesler and announced a disbelief in God. Kesler responded, "Tell me what God you don't believe in. Maybe I don't believe in him, ...
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It's a bit scary, but we have to admit the truth. At times, we get angry with God. The pink slip comes, even though we were told layoffs wouldn't happen. God tells ...
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Little children in Sunday school are taught songs about Jesus' love. Most of us have memorized John 3:16, "For God so loved the world …." We believe ...
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God wants to relate to us–personally and individually. He has purpose in all that happens to us, so we can find a new type of reasoning within our anger. Instead of ...
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In the prosperity gospel, health, success, and ever-soaring profits in business are coveted, cherished, and publicly flaunted as signs of God's favor. In this new type of ...
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The gospel of moralistic therapeutic deism is running rampant in the church. In an interview with Mark Galli, theologian Michael Horton says we are tempted to live a Christless ...
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A popular idea in our pluralistic times is that Jesus is no more special than Muhammad, Buddha, and or any other religious leader. This runs counter to what Jesus said about ...