A Better Attitude Towards Prophecy

My blog on the danger of Dispensational prophecy caused a little bit of a stir. Many people wrote to agree. And some wrote to disagree. For example, one woman commented: […]

While the American Revolution produced great results, was it a violation of Romans 13_1-7_

I recently wrote a blog on God’s sovereignty and ungodly rulers (see here). That led to this question from Bruce: Thanks, Bob, for your response. I do agree. But could […]

December 8, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - love, punks, Sin
Overcoming Sinful Strongholds

Q. I read your blogs about growing up (see here and here). Do you believe a Christian can have strongholds in his or her life, and if so, do you […]

How can an honest exegete come to understand a text that does not neatly fit his theological understandings_

Today I read Greg Couser’s article on the believer’s judgment. I do not know him. But I liked his article. It appeared in DTS’s journal BibSac in Oct-Dec of 2019. […]

How does someone who lacks assurance of everlasting life gain it when their theological tradition has taught them that we cannot be sure_

Pamela writes: Over the years I had attended Calvinistic churches with my family. I do not think Calvinism is Biblical. I do not remember exactly what I googled, but I […]

December 3, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Prophecy
The Danger of Dispensational Prophecy

“Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?” (Luke 12:56). I love Biblical prophecy. God […]

Does God put evil rulers in place; and, if He does, would that not mean that He is in some sense the author of evil_

FH asks this great question: I have read a number of passages and heard a number of preachers and Christians, but I am still trying to understand whether God puts […]

Why did the Lord Jesus send out the twelve to preach and minister to people and why did they preach repentance_

After being rejected in His hometown of Nazareth, the Lord Jesus sent out His disciples in six teams of two. Why did He send them in twos? They could have […]

You Must Grow Up

You must grow up. That’s what Paul told the Ephesians. They should not remain as spiritual children. The question is, how does that growth happen? As I explored in the […]

You Must Grow Up (Ephesians 4_11-24), Part 1

Those of us who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s will remember one of the most famous jingles in retail history: I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys […]

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