In the years I worked under Dr. C. John (Jack) Miller, he would often give strugglers the assignment to re-write Luther’s Introduction to Galatians in their own words. The original translation from German to English is long, wordy, and has historically irrelevant parts, but the material is invaluable. If Romans is Paul’s theology write large, [...]
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Singer/songwriter Laura Story has been receiving a good bit of push back from many Christians due to her new song Blessings because, for the most part, we have lost a proper Biblical theology of suffering. Listen to these powerful words in Laura’s song: I remember preaching in an African American congregation on Philippians 3:8-10. The [...]
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We are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ plus nothing. In hymnity, we affirm that “Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe.” Theologians call this Justification. This is the half of the Gospel that all evangelicals preach: Jesus died to make us not guilty. He takes the liability for our sins.
Read More... →Our heavenly Father has a wonderful way of using language in order to encourage us and give us hope. It is the use of Imperatives (verbal form) and Indicatives (verbs). Here is an illustration that gave hope to believing Israel for centuries: “And God spoke all these words, ‘I am the LORD your God, who [...]
Read More... →Recently a Christian journal featured the work of two Christian counselors. Here’s how the reporter saw the essence of their work: “Their vision of God is not that of a vengeful force who punishes man for his sins, but rather one who loves, forgives and guides. So often, people have a distorted image of God…Therapy [...]
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