Through these articles, we pray that you will be encouraged and equipped to examine your own life and doctrine more closely. As we seek to obey Paul’s exhortation, may we be found faithful, holding firmly to the truth, and growing in godliness.
Even when the commitment to other matters of sound doctrine is strong and clear, Christians get nervous and uncertain in their commitment to the doctrine of the Trinity as revealed in Scripture and confessed by the church for many centuries.
How would you react, then, if I were to tell you that the greatest gift that God gives to us in our salvation is the Holy Spirit so that, as he fills us, we can experience the greatest blessing of salvation, which is the presence of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
We can’t assume that those in our churches know basic Christian theology. Also, central to these responses is a confused understanding of the exclusivity, uniqueness, and sufficiency of Christ.
Talking about the final judgment may seem to be contrary to the love of God that is manifested in the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We don’t want to be like the fire, hell, and brimstone preachers of the past who, in the eyes of many or at least in some instances, were…
The church has always faced the question of how to deal with all the rival theological claims that arise. How is the church to answer in the face of theological challenges? Is there—as some have suggested—more than one Christian faith? Are there simply different christianities?
The evangelical world was recently shaken by news of a moral scandal that took down a prominent preacher. This news hit like a bomb and came with great heartache and grief. How could this happen? How could this man do such a thing? Why did no one see it coming?
If you live a committed Christian life but never share the gospel verbally, then how does your non-Christian neighbor know the source of your hope? And conversely, if you communicate the gospel verbally but are a complete jerk in the process, then those words of eternal life may well fall on deaf ears.
Our vision for the only graduate school allowed to bear the name of Billy Graham is to produce graduates who exemplify the humble courage of steady work.
