In the Sermon on the Mount the Lord Jesus Christ said that we should not lay up treasure on earth. Why not? Because “moths and rust destroys” earthly treasure and because “thieves break in and steal” it. I’ve been a bit of a gold bug going back to the mid 80s, when I was in […]

We aren’t a big ministry. Bob and I are the only full-time people. Bethany and Mark are both in the office, but part-time. Ken and Brad are offsite, and both part-time. But despite being small, I think we are productive. Six 48 page Grace in Focus issues a year. Two 100+ page Journal of the […]

Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) has done much good, teaching people the Bible. But I hope, like any other ministry, they are open to some constructive criticism. This past semester they went through the Gospel of John. I was disappointed to read how often the Notes changed the promise of life from a message of salvation […]

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). How does the truth make us free? Jesus was speaking to new believers (cf. John 8:30-31). He told them that if—if, not when!—they continued (or abided) in His teaching they would be genuine disciples. And then the truth of His […]

John Gerstner (1914-1996) was a Reformed theologian who strongly believed that doing good works are necessary in order to be justified. Here is an article called “The Antinomian Way of Justification,” where Gerstner criticizes Charles Ryrie, as well as Zane Hodges, for being “antinomian” because both denied that saving faith must necessarily be accompanied by […]

Saturday, July 15, I flew into Tampa, FL, arriving at 3 PM. After checking into my hotel, which is near Bayshore Boulevard and the Bay, I walked the quarter mile down to the Bay and then walked a few miles along the waterfront. It was a great walk. What a beautiful place this is. Arriving […]

My daughter and son-in-law are fans of the television show “Sherlock.” As is well known, Sherlock is a very intelligent sleuth, who is able to solve crimes and other mysteries through his intellect. His best friend is a man by the name of Dr. John Watson. Living in England, together they solve the most complicated […]

Have you ever seen the “COEXIST” bumper sticker? It takes the symbols of different religions—from Islam to Christianity—to spell the word, “coexist.” That bumper sticker sends two messages. The first message is social. No matter what your religion, we should all co-exist in society without doing violence to one another. Instead of Muslims fighting with […]

Many years ago there was a late night talks show hosted by Arsenio Hall. Each week he would have guests to interview. He would also do little comedy skits. One of these skits was called, “Things that make you say ‘hmmmmm….’.” In this segment Hall would point out how people contradict themselves. This could be […]