Thoughts on Scripture and life
for the glory of Jesus Christ
God’s Love for Us, Perfected
What is a perfect love? John seems to answer the question when he writes, “…If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us” (1 John 4:12). So, on the surface, it seems that a perfect love for man is one that is reaches moral perfection by practicing love. But this clashes with experiential reality. Can such a love ever be achieved by mere mortal man? Is there anything that sinful man can truly claim to do perfectly—especially that highest virtue of love?
Christians Don’t Sin
Do Christians have sin, or do they not? 1 John 1:8-9 teaches that a Christian must admit he has sin, or else be condemned for not having “the truth” (1:8) and making God “a liar” (1:10) Yet 1 John 3:6b seems to teach that if one does sin at all, he does not know Christ!
Troas, Lost to the Sea
Attalia Harbor, Gateway for the Gospel
On their first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas went to the harbor of the city of Attalia in order to sail back to their home church in Antioch of Syria (Acts 14:25).
Perga, a City in Ruin
Paul and Barnabas passed through these towers in Perga, Pamphilya (AD 47) on the first missionary journey (Acts 13:13).
The Beautiful and Sad Hagia Sophia
No building could truly be the Holy Wisdom, for Jesus Christ is the Holy One of God, Wisdom incarnate, who died and rose for the forgiveness of sins.
The Alleys of Istanbul
The Epistle of Warning Unto Perseverance
What is the purpose of the warnings in Hebrews?
The Endings of the Book of Mark
What is the true ending to the book of Mark?
A Critique of the Old Creationist View
How old is the earth? What do we do if the Bible and science seem to contradict one another?
The Critical Race Theory (CRT) Worldview
Critical Race Theory (CRT) teaches that throughout history, all institutions (social and legal) have been inherently racist, creating a world where white people have been granted an intrinsic advantage over colored people.
Theodicy: Answering the Problem of Evil
If God was all-good, then He would desire to eliminate all evil. If He was all-powerful, then He could eliminate all evil. But because there is evil in the world, He is either not all-powerful, not all-good, or both. And if He is not, then He is not the Christian God and therefore God does not exist.
Why Presuppositional Apologetics?
When understood and practiced rightly, presuppositional apologetics (PA) is the only apologetical framework that consistently operates under the authority and light of Scripture.
What is Presuppositional Apologetics?
Presuppositional apologetics (PA) is the apologetical framework that teaches that the biblical worldview is the only viable interpretation of reality, and thus must be presupposed (not abandoned) to answer the objections of unbelief.
What is Apologetics?
Christian apologetics is the act of defending the Christian faith as reasonable, consistent, and true.
Help Me, Lord!
In desperation, the father says to Jesus, “If you can do anything…” He just doesn’t know if Jesus can. Jesus gently rebukes him, basically answering his question with, “I can. But do you believe?” The father then replies with one of the most heart wrenching statements in the book of Mark: “I believe! Help my unbelief!” This, tragically, summarizes the Christian life.
Discipleship: Come and Die (Part 3)
Jesus is the One who denied Himself. Jesus is the One who took up His cross. Jesus is the One who followed the will of God—suffering, rejection, crucifixion—and then was raised from the dead. As disciples, all we are doing is copying Him.
Discipleship: Come and Die (Part 2)
Why would you want a lifetime of chasing after fleeting pleasure if it costs you an eternity of suffering? Why would you seek to gain the whole world and yet forfeit eternal life?
Discipleship: Come and Die (Part 1)
Jesus demands it all. He demands your entire life. “Die to yourself and your desires. Be willing to die for Me, even on a cross. Follow Me in everything, every giving up your life.”
Partakers of the First Resurrection
All the saints who died before the millennium—whether they be OT saints, church age saints, pretribulation saints, or tribulation saints—have a part in the first resurrection.