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Arr, me hearties! | Effectual Grace
I met a cockatoo at the grocery store and asked the owner its name. Turns out the bird’s name is “Samson”….
Why Did Jesus Have to Die? | Effectual Grace
There are passages in Scripture that do not merely inform the mind, they arrest the conscience. Isaiah 52:13–53:12 is one of them.
Is Jesus the Promised Messiah? | Effectual Grace
Christianity rises or falls on a claim: Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ. That word “Christ” is not Jesus’ last name.
Was Jesus a Real Historical Person? | Effectual Grace
Most historians today, including those who are no friends of the Christian faith, agree on two fundamental points: Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure, and the early Christian movement grew rapidly in the decades after his death. That does not mean that every question has been answered.
Can We Trust the New Testament Text We Have Today? | Effectual Grace
“The world’s oldest game of telephone.” A comedian got plenty of laughs as he mocked the Bible using this line.
Can We Trust the Old Testament Text We Have Today? | Effectual Grace
Two questions we should not confuse When people ask, “Can we trust the Old Testament?,” they often mix two different questions: A) Preservation: Has God kept His Word from being lost or corrupted beyond recognition over time?
How Did We Get the New Testament? (2) | Effectual Grace
Why These Books, and Not the Others? Apocryphal gospels, “disputed” books, and the church’s discernment If Part 1 cleared away two myths, Part 2 answers the sharper question: Why these 27 books, and why not the others?
How Did We Get the New Testament? (1) | Effectual Grace
Why These Books, and Why Not the Others? When Christians open the Bible, we are not holding a religious anthology that the church gradually upgraded into Scripture.
How Did We Get the Old Testament, and Why These Books? | Effectual Grace
The last article made a simple point: if God exists, His voice matters more than ours. That means the question is not whether we like the Bible, but whether God has spoken.
What Exactly Are We Claiming About the Bible? | Effectual Grace
The last article in this series argued for a simple, unavoidable reality: since God exists, His voice matters more than ours. If God is real, then truth is real.
Quotes On Physical Health | Effectual Grace
Highly edifying and highly challenging… “No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
How can a good God allow evil? | Effectual Grace
This is not an armchair question. It is a hospital-room question.
If Matter Is All There Is, Where Did Persons Come From? | Effectual Grace
In our “Got Questions?” series so far, we have asked whether God exists and whether science makes God unnecessary. But there is another question underneath both of those, one that touches every one of us.
Does Science Make God Unnecessary, or Does It Actually Point to Him? | Effectual Grace
In the first article of our “Got Questions?” series , we asked: How can we know God exists? We considered the Bible’s claim that God has not left Himself without witness, in creation, in conscience, and supremely in Jesus Christ.
Questions About Hell, Final Judgment, Annihilationism, and Universalism | Effectual Grace
Lately, a number of sincere questions have been raised, both within our church and by friends and family outside the church, about hell, the final judgment, and views like annihilationism and universalism.
What Did Jesus Actually Teach About Hell? | Effectual Grace
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/12112554295917 The Pain Texts – A Teaching Summary “Will we bow to His word, even when our emotions protest?” Foundational Definitions Eternal Conscious Punishment: Ongoing, unending, consciously felt judgment after resurrection for those who reject Christ.
Shared Words, Different Gods: Why Conscience Draws A Line | Effectual Grace
I cannot, in good conscience, attend certain religious services as an act of worship. This is not because I dislike the people involved or wish to be unkind.
How can we know God exists? | Effectual Grace
Introducing the “Got Questions?” series: I am excited to launch a new series that tackles some of the most common and pressing questions people have about the Christian faith today. We will look at them honestly and carefully, and we will not dodge the difficult ones.
N. T. Wright’s Quiet Undoing of the Gospel | Effectual Grace
The Scholar Who Softened Sin: N. T. Wright and the New Perspective’s Quiet Undoing of the Gospel Sheepfold Under Siege — Article 6 The Pilgrim’s Post (facebook) Introduction — When Brilliance Becomes a Mist Some wolves roar. Some wolves charm.
The Parable of the Elephant and the Blind Men | Effectual Grace
Here in America, God has given us a remarkable gift: religious freedom. Our Constitution does not punish people for being theologically wrong.