A friend sent me a 5-minute video by Dr. Jeremy Pierre, Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. On September 17, 2017 in a show called Honest Answers, Pierre discussed the issue of assurance. You can watch the video by clicking here. Pierre only discusses two options: backslidden Christian or unbeliever. I

Legend has it that in the Trojan War the Greeks made a giant wooden horse, filled it with some Navy Seals, and rolled it up to the gates of Troy. When the people of Troy took it in, the soldiers came out at night, opened the gates, and the war was won with subterfuge. In

I received this question via email from SC: Was Jesus capable of sin but it was just easy for him to choose not to? Or was he incapable of sinning altogether because he’s perfect? And do you know why Angels are capable of sinning and falling? Are they not exactly perfect? I’m trying to better

Our church reads through the Bible together. Recently, while reading Matt 23:3, a connection struck me which I’d not seen before. The Lord was warning the disciples about the Pharisees. He tells them to observe and do what the Pharisees say, then He adds, “but do not do according to their works; for they say

I received this question about the mark of the beast: I was wondering if you have considered Rev 13:17 where it says, “no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Today cash is slowly being done away with and

After the seventy went out preaching the good news of the kingdom, healing the sick, and casting out demons, they rejoiced that even the demons were subject to them in Jesus’ name (Luke 10:17). The Lord Jesus then showed them what was far more important: “Do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject

I recently received the following question: Hi Bob, hope you’re well. Can you give me your thoughts on the word “should” in John 3:16 vs Ephesians 2:10? “Should” in John seems to have to mean “certainly will” whereas the one in Ephesians 2:10 seems to have to mean “ought to happen, but may not”. How

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