It has come to my attention that my recent sermons from 1 Corinthians have raised some questions about whether or not a Christian can lose his or her salvation. This is a fantastic question, and [...]
Now we come to the final post in my series on the Lord’s Supper. Having learned about the theological background and spiritual meaning of the Lord’s Supper, we must ask the practical question of [...]
What actually happens at the Lord’s Supper? What practical benefits does it have for us? John 6:51-58 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will [...]
The meaning of the Lord’s Supper is abundantly clear with the bread and wine representing the body and blood of Christ, but there is more than meets the eye in the rich tapestry of biblical [...]
Inspired by the Holy Week celebrations last week, I am beginning a four-part series on the Lord’s Supper, because the more I learn about it, the more I realize how deficient my understanding of [...]
A Controversy In Wheaton This week, Wheaton College placed Professor Larycia Hawkins on administrative leave for claiming on Facebook that Christians and Muslims “worship the same God.” The [...]
Many Christians live with a lingering sense that God has failed them. In particular, they look to God’s promises in the book of Proverbs and wonder why God did not fulfill His end of the bargain. [...]
By Welch, Edward T. When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man. Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 1997. BUY Edward Welch insists that fear [...]
During the time of Moses, priests were instructed to dip scarlet yarn into animal blood and use it to sprinkle, and thus purify, the ritually impure (Leviticus 14:6-7, 49-51). But [...]