Will Every Believer Be Praised By Jesus at the Bema? 1 Corinthians 4:5
Recently I attended a conference in which a main session speaker said that the statement by Paul, “then each one’s praise will come from God” (1 Cor 4:5), shows that every believer will have some good works and will receive at least some praise at the Judgment Seat of Christ (Bema). I’ve heard that claim
Hating Your Life to Keep It for Eternal Life? – John 12:25
Recently I received an email from a pastor in Switzerland who wondered what this verse means: “He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:25). Love and Hate Are Figures of Speech Concerning Priorities The person who “loves his
Have You Justified God? Luke 7:29
There is an unusual use of the word justified (Greek: dikaiow) in Luke 7. There Jesus says that the tax collectors “justified God” by being baptized with the baptism of John the Baptist. Say what? How can any human being justify God? He is the one that justifies us. We don’t justify Him. Or, maybe
Does Faith Need Dressing Up?
Less than two weeks from the time I am writing this I will be debating Dr. James White, an apologist for a form of 5-point Calvinism, on regeneration, faith, and perseverance.1 On his website he recently criticized my view of saving faith, saying I believed in what he termed “naked faith” as the sole condition
God Wants Our Fellowship, Not Our Death
The third chapter of Second Peter concerns God’s promise of a coming new earth in which righteousness reigns. The Noahic flood was a prelude to the final meltdown of the heavens and the earth. But why has God delayed so long? The answer is found in God’s nature, in that He experiences time much differently
The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left’s Assault on Our Culture and Values
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The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left’s Assault on Our Culture and Values. By Tammy Bruce. Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing, 2003. 341 pp. Cloth. $25.95. This is one of the best books I’ve read in years. Yet it is not a Christian book. Nor is the author a Christian. In fact, Tammy Bruce
Beware of Confusion about Faith
The Current Justification Controversy in the OPC
Mark W. Evans is a minister in the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC) denomination. He recently wrote an article decrying the establishing of an ecclesiastic relationship between the BPC and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) denomination. At the 68th general synod of the BPC in August of 2004 the delegates narrowly voted to form this alliance.
Present Faith: The Basis of Assurance
This is an excerpt from Bob’s book on Assurance entitled Secure and Sure. Have you ever met someone who was looking to some past experience as the basis of their assurance? They prayed some prayer and put the date in their Bible. They walked an aisle after a particularly moving sermon. They made a commitment