I have a confession to make. Many times when I read the Psalms I get frustrated because I don’t know the background of a particular Psalm. Many times, I am not even sure who wrote it. So, I love it when I read a Psalm and see that the New Testament quotes it. Whatever the

Recently a reader sent me a link to a video in which Dr. Schreiner, a leading New Testament scholar, defends the doctrine that everlasting life cannot be lost. When I watched the video, I was struck by incongruities which are also evident in his writings (click here to see my review of The Race Set

We have had an annual conference somewhere in the DFW area for 21 years in a row. Today (Monday April 21) our 22nd annual conference begins. This time is always exciting and stressful for me and for the rest of the staff. There is so much to do to get ready: finalize and print the

Our friend, Paul Miles, offered this simple introduction to Systematic Theology. It can be a helpful reference for the next time you hear someone throw out an …ology. What is Systematic Theology

It would be humorous except that this happens all the time and it is intentional. A preacher says, “Justification if by faith alone, apart from works. All you need to do is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and He instantly justifies you. So if you repent and believe and then persevere in good works

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry (1 Corinthians 10:14). Recently, the President accused the former administration of “wire-tapping” him during the primaries. The former White House strongly denied the accusations as delusional. In subsequent hearings, representatives of the former White House admitted they had been “investigating” the President and his aides and “monitoring their communications”

A palindrome is a word or words which read the same forwards and backwards: level, deed, Anna, Eve, Abba. That last word isn’t even English. It is an Aramaic word we find in several places in the NT. But all of those are Biblical palindromes. The Greek preposition alla means but, however, nevertheless. It is

During what most of Christendom celebrates as “Holy Week” there is often a heightened interest in Israel’s Feast. Ariel ministries has outlined the feasts in a helpful format. There summary of the feasts may be viewed here.

In a previous blog, I mentioned that I recently visited the country of Nepal. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there. I was treated so well by the people and it was a great experience. However, my visit there gave me a renewed appreciation of how fortunate we are in the United States. The reason for

The Moody Handbook of Theology seems to have repented of its view of salvation. A reader pointed us to a significant difference between the 1989 and 2014 editions. The difference appears under Soteriology: Doctrine of Salvation > Man’s Side > Erroneous Views. The 1989 edition says the #1 erroneous view is: (1) Repent and believe.