An overview of what the Gospel of Jesus Christ is. The Gospel is good news about how God wants to save us from our destruction, yet over the years, humans have twisted the Gospel to the point that they have threatened people with it. Good news can never be a threat. This article is written the purpose of explaining what the gospel is, why it is good news, and why it is needed.
Continue readingWhat does it look like when we apply the command to love our neighbor as ourselves to a spouse? We are only human, but sometimes people treat spouses like they are supposed to fulfill them in a way that only God can. Love will not hold people to impossible standards.
Continue readingIn the first nine chapters of the book of Proverbs, there are these long speeches from the perspective of or warning about one of four characters. Two of them represent God’s wisdom: The Wise King and Lady Wisdom, and two of them represent man’s desires: the Wicked Fool and Folly the Harlot. These character archetypes represent God’s ways vs the world’s ways.
Continue readingI’ve seen some arguments online against abstinence, saying that since Adam and Eve didn’t have a wedding, they were fornicating. The Bible defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, but it doesn’t provide directives on weddings. Every culture around the world has unique wedding traditions, and God recognizes all of those marriages, even if they have different religions, as long as they follow the model of Genesis 1:27 and 2:24 (which is reiterated by Jesus in Matt 19:1-6).
Continue readingPeople who waste time trying to silence someone with a different view, are deceivers rather than bearers of truth. If what someone believes is true then alternative views are not a threat to them because they won’t stand up in light of the truth and so there is no need to silence these other views. These people are just looking to control others rather than persuade them. Persuasion does not happen with fear but with love.
Continue readingThe Torah’s laws ensure that everyone in Israel has basic needs, such as food, because it is truly God’s will that no one starves and that everyone is provided for. Jesus teaches this in Matthew 6:25-34 and Luke 12:22-34, saying that God feeds the birds and clothes the flowers, so that He will do the same and more for His people. In Matthew 7:7-11 and Luke 11:11-13, Jesus also said that when asking the Father in faith for provision, He will provide for us because he loves us just like human fathers love their children and gives an example saying that no father would give their children a stone instead of bread, a snake instead of fish, or a scorpion instead of an egg. In addition, Jesus displays God’s provision when he feeds the 5,000 Jewish families (Matt. 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-15) and the 4,000 Gentile families (Matt. 15:32-39, Mark 8:1-10).
Continue readingJesus said to watch out for false teachers and to judge them by their fruit. How are we supposed to do this?
Continue readingRomans 13:1-7 says to obey the law of the government because the institution of government is God’s; however, does that apply absolutely? Some say Christians must abide by the government no matter what, even when it goes against God’s word. Paul, the same person who wrote Romans 13:1-7, spent a considerable amount of time in prison. He was never arrested for stealing, adultery, or murder, but he was involved in civil disobedience when the leaders challenged his right to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. If the government restricts believers’ right to teach the gospel as Jesus commanded (Matt 28:18-20), then believers should consider civil disobedience for the sake of the kingdom of God. This action is peaceful and done out of love.
Continue readingThe Bible states that without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Every day, our society, culture, and global events challenge whether God exists or if the Bible is true. Is it possible to have faith in any god, let alone the God of Israel from the Bible, in a fallen, dangerous world, growing ever more secular?
Continue readingThere are some ministries so obsessed with guns that it has become a theological point for them. One, in particular, claimed that the “rod of iron” mentioned in Psalm 2:8-9 and Rev 2:27 is a reference to guns, specifically AR-15s. This church leader teaches that Jesus is going to come back with a gun and that his people will use guns to fight the forces of evil, so his members are training for Jesus’ return. They also wear crowns made of bullets, referring to what Jesus says in Rev 3:11 about protecting the crowns of his people, but in context, it is a metaphor for righteousness.
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