Doctrine

Recently I was struck afresh by the great joy we’ll experience when the children of God are revealed, and our bodies are redeemed (Rom 8:18-25). I was struck in particular while praying for a brother with an intellectual disability. It wasn’t…

If you were asked who the most influential people are in your life, chances are your list would include a teacher or two. Good teachers make a huge impact on their students. While the profession of teaching is often undervalued, it’s incredibly…

If there is any group of people on the planet who should be enthusiastic about change and transformation it ought to be Christians. At the heart of the Christian message is the change brought about by the saving work of the Lord Jesus Christ. God…

He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken! Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted for…

Let’s step into dangerous territory and speak directly about the anger of God. Our own worldly hearts testify with the liberalism entrenched in Western churches: speaking on this topic is both dangerous and unpalatable. Preachers, including…

In this series, we are considering a number of names used for God throughout the Bible, and exploring what they reveal about his character and qualities. In this article we turn to the name by which God first revealed himself to the Patriarchs…

Let’s play a word-association game. Here’s a word: ‘church’. What’s the next word that springs to your mind? You may have named a particular person you know at church. Or you may have identified an emotion related to church: excitement, guilt,…