The Laodicean church is probably the most infamous church in history. Preachers use it as an example of how Jesus deals with slack Christians. “Jesus is angry with these guys and he’ll be angry with you unless you get on fire for the Lord!” … [Read more]
723. Did Paul Claim He Was Blameless by Keeping the Mosaic Law?
During a recent podcast series about the dangers of mixing law and grace, someone challenged us with a comment that the Apostle Paul stated “he had never committed an offense against the Torah” (law). This is a great example of how context gets lost … [Read more]
Sneak peek: Paul’s next book (And how to get your name in it!)
Confession time: I sometimes struggle to tell people the good news. As a classic introvert, the thought of walking up to a stranger and starting a conversation about anything, let alone anything spiritual, fills me with dread. I know some people have … [Read more]
722. True or False: God’s Grace Encourages Sinful Behavior
We recently received a correspondence that included a comment: “You can’t keep all of the Law, so don’t even try to keep any of it? Ok. How’s that adultery working out for ya??” This was submitted from Program #711: The Dangers of Mixing Law and … [Read more]
How to read the Bible
The actor Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and lost. True story. Why did Charlie Chaplin go unrecognized? Surely it was because we see what we expect to see. No one expected the real Charlie Chaplin to show up, so no … [Read more]
721. The Greatest Commandments in the Law (But Nobody Has Ever Done Them)
Religious teaching will tell us to work at keeping the law of commandments, but it’s only a small portion that we hear about while most of it is ignored—which causes hypocrisy to loom very large. And when a commandment from the Old Covenant is … [Read more]
How to be content
Are you a contented Christian? Or do you have a quiet unease that God is displeased with you and unhappy with your performance? Are you resting in his righteousness? Or are you striving to make yourself acceptable to God? Many churchgoers are zealous … [Read more]
I Know God Can, But Will He?
I believe that God can do anything. I really do believe that. I believe that He can do miracles and even raise the dead. I believe that he heals people and that he makes things happen that can only be described as miraculous. I … [Read more]
720. God Doesn’t Change – But the Covenant Did
When Christians proclaim we as believers in Christ should try to live by the law as it was given to Moses, they advertise their ignorance on what the law says. It required perfection and everyone has fallen short of that. The requirement is still … [Read more]
Is my brother going to hell?
I get a lot of mail, much more than I can to respond to. But occasionally when reading something I sense the Lord saying to me, “Hit reply and start typing.” This happened to me recently, after a reader asked me the following question: My brother (a … [Read more]
719. Tear Down This Wall!
In Ephesians Chapter 2, Paul talked about a dividing wall which brought a separation from Christ. It kept us from the covenants of promise while leaving us without hope and without God in the world. What was this wall of separation? Many might be … [Read more]
The Deception of Self Righteousness
One of the biggest deceptions in the world, especially in the Church, is that of performance-religion and self- righteousness. There’s a huge emphasis on maintaining the moral standards of the so-called “Judeo-Christian-value system.” We hear: “I’m a … [Read more]
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