The following is a condensed version of a Christmas sermon I delivered in 2013 at Grace Chapel in Orange, CA. I hope you find it encouraging. What do you think of when you think of Christmas? Well, spiritually-minded Christians think of the Lord Jesus Christ becoming a Man, what we call the incarnation. We don’t

I received the following question in my in box: I have purchased and read most of the books and articles written by Zane Hodges. His insights into Scripture are wonderfully enlightening. As I was reading through the commentary on 1 Peter I was hit by and interesting comment on page 36 in the context of

A friend emailed me this question: In our nation and world, we see so many people who want a “good deal” on material things, such as holiday sales. They will line up and wait for hours to get desired things for a great deal. People will even wait for hours in a line to get

I believe in a young earth. Such people are called Young Earth Creationists (YEC’s). I believe that the Earth and Adam and Eve were created just as Genesis 1-2 tells us, in six literal 24-hour days, about 6,200 years ago (around 4,200 BC). See Paul Tanner’s article, available on our website, defending YEC, here. I

Paul’s Words to the Philippian Jailer The other day I came across an article in The Trinity Review—a 5-point Calvinist publication that is essentially arguing for the Free Grace message on the meaning of saving faith—entitled, “What Is It to Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ?” Great title. And the article is helpful too. More

Paul said, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thess 5:18). Am I thankful all the time? Are you? I am thankful when I partake of the Lord’s Supper and remember Calvary. I am thankful when I pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.”

Last Tuesday I went from Dallas to Providence, Rhode Island, for a meeting of Bible scholars called the Evangelical Theological Society. I took every means of conveyance except a rickshaw. I took Uber to the airport. Then a plane to Boston (3.5 hours). This was followed by what I thought was a 10 minute bus

In the November-December issue of Grace in Focus Magazine, we ran the following statement by Bill Fiess: “not a single English translation ever translates pisteuo as trust” (p. 37). I received a correction on that statement from my friend, Bob Swift. He is a terrific Bible scholar and I value his insights. Thus I wish

Over a decade ago I heard a paper at the annual meeting of Bible scholars called the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) on this question. The speaker said that everyone always capitalizes adjectives for the Quran and Talmud. Everyone writes Quranic or Talmudic, not quranic or talmudic. We also routinely capitalize Midrashic, honoring Midrash. We write

Take a good look at the shirt I just bought at a thrift store in St. George, Utah. Nice shirt. I love the Scripture quote on the front. But do you see any errors in the quote? There are many. First, it should say, “Run in such a way…” But it actually says, “Run is