I have been meaning to read one of Jordan Peterson’s books for some time. This is mostly because I have seen his quotes and videos posted all over social media and many conservative Christians, in particular, seem quite captivated with him. After reading the book, I cannot help but wonder if this captivation is more…
28Mar
JUSTICE FOR THE POOR IN THE GOSPELS
God’s heart for the poor is seen just as clearly in the New Testament as it is in the Old. Of course, the Old Testament gives us the theological background for the New Testament, so this should hardly surprise us. The Gospels show us clearly that God cares for the poor, and the fact that…
03Mar
THOUGHTS ON ASBURY
More than once I have been asked for my thoughts on the Asbury revival. In one sentence, I have no doubt already generated controversy by using the term “revival.” I use the term because, based on my own research, I do believe God is working there. We might also note that some of the naysayers…
07Jun
JUSTICE FOR THE POOR IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
In our last post we saw that, in God’s justice, he is particularly concerned with defending the rights of the most vulnerable in society. Particularly, the poor, widows, the fatherless and the immigrant. In this post we will focus on the first category, the poor. One of the most commonly held misconceptions in the history…
16May
SOME THOUGHTS ON ISRAEL, PROPHECY AND POLITICS
Throughout my lifetime, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has intensified again and again. As I write this blog, the conflict has intensified again. I have been meaning to write something about it, and a question a friend asked me helped me write down some thoughts concisely. This blog will not be long. Properly validating the points made…
10Aug
THE CHRISTIAN AND THE LAW OF MOSES
The first thorough treatments the Bible gives us of God’s justice are in the Law of Moses. The book of Genesis tells us many important things about God and human beings, but we are not given a lot of precise details on what God considers to be just and unjust. Abraham is a model of…
24Jul
BIBLICAL JUSTICE PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Why this Series? Justice is a subject that has been under much discussion lately. Unfortunately, it has also been a subject about which people sometimes do more arguing than acting. One of the difficulties we face is the fact that different people have different ideas about what is just. They also have different ideas about…
06Jul
FROM FAITH TO FAITH: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST IN ACTION
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” -The Apostle…
01Jul
HOW DO I GET SAVED? CLARIFYING THE GOSPEL AS A PRECURSER TO OTHER DISCUSSIONS
This post is a post about the gospel of salvation. There is nothing more important for a human being to know that how to begin a relationship with God and be saved from His eternal wrath. I choose to write about this for several reasons. First, it is always good to review the good news….
23Jun
ABSOLUTE TRUTH AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE: YOU CAN BELIEVE IN BOTH
“My truth” vs “The truth.” “Facts” vs “perspective.” These kinds of debates permeate the western world. There are many meaningful and potentially productive discussions that can not get anywhere because people disagree about either the nature of truth itself, or the firmness of their own personal grasp on it. Sometimes it seems like the greater…