What a Relief 

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There is an old adage often attributed to Mark Twain: “It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled” I was recently reminded of this when watching an interview with Hollywood actress Kathy Bates. She was discussing her mother and her Oscar win back in 1991. Evidently, she and
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Bible Study Principles 

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The science of Bible interpretation is called hermeneutics. We are supposed to follow certain rules. Recently, I was reminded of some of those rules when I was studying a passage. In Luke 7:35, the Lord says, “Wisdom is justified by all her children.” If you are like me, your first reaction to this sentence is,
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Maintaining a Thankfulness Response

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Maintaining a Thankfulness Response By Bob Wilkin *This is an edited version of a blog from seven years ago. 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? Probably not. But we should be. I
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Do the New Testament Epistles Warn Believers That They Might Be Eternally Condemned? 

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I’ve been using commentaries since I started at Dallas Seminary forty-two years ago. I’ve found this near–universal understanding of NT commentators regarding the NT Epistles: The epistles to churches are written to warn believers that if they fail to persevere, they will be eternally condemned. That is true of both Calvinist and Arminian commentators. Calvinist
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When the Blind Can See  

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In Rom 1:18-32, Paul describes how the unbelieving world rejoices in their sinful activities. They choose moral darkness even though they know this leads to destruction and death. Three times Paul says that God gives them over to a depraved mind. We could say that God turns them over to the darkness they have chosen.
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