The Christian’s Motivation for Serving God

by Charlie Bing – Why do Christians serve God? Why should Christians live a godly life? At one time or another most believers have probably questioned their motives for service and godly living. The purpose of this study is to explore motivations for Christian service...

The Christian’s Motivation for Serving God

by Charlie Bing – Why do Christians serve God? Why should Christians live a godly life? At one time or another most believers have probably questioned their motives for service and godly living. The purpose of this study is to explore motivations for Christian service...

Biblical Counseling: The Reformed (Covenant) Approach vs. The Dispensational Approach (Part Five)

In the previous article, we examined the difference between the Reformed and Dispensational approach to Biblical counseling concerning the word nouthetic (or admonish). It was seen that the Reformed approach of nouthetic was appropriate in one aspect of Biblical...

The Danger of Aesop and Role Models: The Bible as a Resource Book

Ours is a trivial age, and the church has been deeply affected by this pervasive triviality....Ours is a self-absorbed, human-centered age, and the church has become, sadly, even treasonably self-centered.[1] While God wants to give us everlasting life, we settle for...

Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom: The Great Puzzle

by David Gunn – The relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility (or free moral agency) has long been a fixation for me. At one time I held to a strongly Calvinistic position complete with meticulous predestination. During the course of my studies...

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Does God Have Specific Will for the Lives of Christians?

Does God Have Specific Will for the Lives of Christians?

by Bob Bolender – Several times in recent years I have encountered a bizarre attitude among evangelical Christians.  Each time I have found it to be more and more bizarre.  It’s happening with a greater frequency these days so I am concerned that bizarre is becoming...

May I? On Christian Freedom

May I? On Christian Freedom

by Ron J. Bigalke – There are general principles in Paul’s advice to the Corinthians that should guide the Christian in regard to amoral issues. First Corinthians 8:1-13, 10:23-33 (cf. Rom 14:1—15:13) have much to say concerning different types of Christians....

The Church and the Prophecy Problem

The Church and the Prophecy Problem

by Don Trest — Axiom: Misunderstanding the role of the church in the end times is the reason for spiritual misstep by the church and an array of doctrinal and practical problems for the church. I & II Thessalonians was written to show the relationship of the...

Prayer in Jesus’ Name

Prayer in Jesus’ Name

by John Walvoord – Introduction The Gospel of John is singular in many ways. One of its characteristics is that about half of the entire content is devoted to the last few days of Jesus on earth. In this portion of Scripture we have a revelation of the parting message...

A Theology of Planning, Part 3

A Theology of Planning, Part 3

by Daniel Goepfrich –Having been part of a research group for an eBook that is being written on the “theology of planning,” I am answering seven questions about planning that the author posed to us. Because of the length, I’m sharing my thoughts in three posts. You...

The Afterlife, Part 2

The Afterlife, Part 2

by Gary Gilley – Dante’s classic poem, The Divine Comedy, which has done more to shape our modern view of hell than any other work opens with these words, "Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself alone in a dark...

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