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Forgiveness becomes a decision when the internal operating system of one’s soul is transformed. The power of forgiveness, then, flows from God to you, then, from you to others, and, mercifully, to yourself.

At the end of every great question in the Bible (whether about the age of the earth or a mysterious doctrine — as in Romans 9 and predestination — ), the Holy Spirit appeals to the incomprehensible divide between man's finite existence and God's...

The is the exact question that must be asked of all of Scripture and especially the Wisdom Literature of Proverbs. “Where is the gospel?” You can hear a lot just by listening. I might even ask on a day like today, “Where is the gospel in Mother’s...

The phrase, "sins of the fathers" appears in the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy and Exodus. The phrase also appears in the book of Numbers and in Jeremiah. So, the phrase is linked to the keeping of the commandments and the...

God hates the murderous taking of human life. Therefore, God abhors that wicked and deceitful deed that men call "The Good Death.” Our unequivocal statement is derived from many places in God’s Word. Let us mark well our pathway to this knowledge,...

Leviticus teaches us that God is the initiator with his people and not the other way around. With an Exodus behind them, and the Promised Land before them, the children of Israel needed to learn about life with God; that is, living as a people...

It is, in fact, the portrait in 1 Timothy 4:6-16—it is the portrait of a pastor with a heart for God’s Word, a passion for God’s world and a commitment to God’s grace, all wrapped in a love for the Savior who lived the life you could never live...

 “What happens to my soul when I die?” The question is not an esoteric inquiry into the unknowable. God has revealed to us in his word what happens to the human soul at the moment of death. In order to understand the answer to...

God chose David to write this Psalm because God wanted to reveal Himself to His people as a shepherd, someone they could relate to. This famous psalm is God’s gift to the weary; God’s blessing to the bereaved, and the Lord’s invitation to come to...

The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth is one of ancient history’s most proven events. The fact has been substantiated by theologian and historian alike. It has been written without hyperbole.

The season of Lent is an opportunity for us to reflect on who we are and who God is. The 40 days before Easter is a time to reorder our lives. The long season before Easter — from which we get the Anglo-Saxon Lenten — is a time to remember the...

Expository preaching is the exegesis and “exposing” of universal Biblical truth to every age, every audience. Expository preaching is the proleptic seed of the ministry that when planted, springs forth to a supernatural harvest: revival, healing,...

Protestantism is both an ecclesial movement of the Church, and a devotional urge within the believer. Historically, that which may be called “the Protestant faith” emerged from perceived and undeniable abuses within the Roman Catholic Church...

The oldest book in the Bible addresses the greatest existential questions of every age: “If a person dies, will they live again” (Job 14:14)? The holy Scriptures not only raise the question that is embedded in the heart of humankind, the Bible...

I believe many in the church are pessimists, but today is a day to be an optimist. Is that just a Pollyanna attitude that comes from a fleeting feeling associated with a new year? As we move into a new year together, I challenge you to look upward...

Perhaps you have heard someone say that we live in the age of grace and the age of the law is now over. Is that right? How does one reconcile this with the continuing commandments in the New Testament that speak to virtue, morality, and...

Theology is studying God. Christian theology is knowing God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Theology is “the queen of the sciences.” This was not only the opinion of the great Middle Ages scholar, Thomas Aquinas but was held as truth all the way...

Excommunication is the most severe expression of formal spiritual pronouncement in the process of church discipline. Excommunication is not punitive, but rather restorative. The aim of excommunication is to burden the conscience of the unrepentant...

So, there are those who depart from the Faith because they never truly had it. And there are those who fall for a season but are returned to the Flock. There are no other categories. If you tell me that someone has left the faith because she has...

What does God look like? Perhaps, following the psalmist, we turn to poetry and hymnody to answer. When you know your sins are forgiven, and the God of all Creation is your own Father, God looks like the One you have been desiring all of your...