Wants & Genuine Needs
We must see the surpassing importance of the obedience God asks of us compared to the relative unimportance of most of the personal things we ask of him.
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The Use of Scripture
In evangelism we must persistently utilize God’s written word, focusing on the gospel’s eternal promises and highlighting its perfect prophetic track record.
The Greatness of the Book
If we love God then we will love the Bible and make it a top priority, because in it we come to know God and are prompted to live a life that pleases him.
When God Speaks
Because God has spoken clearly & authoritatively in creation, Scripture & conscience we must be careful to respond with humility, repentance and obedience.
A Life God Chooses to Bless
As we learn to think and live biblically we experience an increasing sense of joy in light of the security and significance that God grants us in Christ.
The Encouragement of the Scriptures
The Bible is God’s tool to provide us with an encouragement that brings us great confidence and assurance as it guides us to live a life pleasing to God.
The Centrality of Scripture & Expository Preaching
Because God said the cultural climate would become increasingly hostile toward the truth, we must insist all the more that the Bible have preeminence in our church.
Making the Most of Daily Bible Study
Focused time in the Bible is essential for every Christian because it is our objective, sufficient, unchanging and infallible source of truth and guidance from God.
The Centrality of Scripture
The Bible claims to be the inscripturated record of God’s words to us, and if so, it demands our attention and a willingness to accept what it says to us and about us.
What are the gnostic gospels and should they be in our bible?
We must honestly evaluate the historicity, reliability & veracity of the biblical record and compare them with other texts which claim to give an accurate record of Jesus.
Answering the Basic Questions in Romans 3:3-8
God is always perfectly faithful to keep his promises to Israel (and the Church) regarding judgment of sin and fidelity to the long-term promises regarding his people.
Shoring Up Our Understanding of Biblical Inspiration
In today’s Christian culture we cannot afford to miss the importance of biblical inspiration – we must understand it, affirm it and defend it.
A Sharp Sword
We should be sincerely grateful and seriously motivated to embrace God’s powerful and life-changing word to us!
A Brief Study of When God Breaks the Rules He Made
God’s breaking of natural law is not the norm, nor should it be our expectation We should expect his intervention within the laws he made, not in the way he did for the prophets for whom he was verifying his new revelation.
A Closer Look at New Testament Churches without New Testaments
Great care, sobriety and thanksgiving should mark the proclamation and reception of God`s instructions for our lives.
Reaffirming God’s Word as Our Ultimate Authority
As the years & experience pas in the Christian life we must be careful to reaffirm the fact that everything we believe & everything we do is subject to God`s objective word!
Jesus, Da Vinci & Mrs. Christ
Contrary to a growing popular opinion, Jesus was not married, there was not a cover up and the Bible can be trusted as a reliable historical account of Christ’s life.
Unlikely Sins
Guard your heart carefully in the midst of crisis or you might find yourself doing what you never dreamed you’d do.