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Some issues in the Christian life matter more than others. The apostle Paul made a distinction between matters that were primary to the gospel, and issues that were not.

On November 3, 1921, J. Gresham Machen presented an address entitled, "Liberalism or Christianity?" In that famous address, later expanded into the book, Christianity & Liberalism, Machen argued that evangelical Christianity and its liberal rival...

God would be less than perfect -- even selfish -- if he did not display his glory and allow us to share in the divine joy and fulfillment.

Profanity is common in the world, the use of swear words does not fit with the new life of those who have placed faith in Christ. Believers are new creatures, who have new identities that should impact the way they live, act, and communicate.

“We perish from want of wonder, not from want of wonders.”—G. K. Chesterton

Our natural instinct to try to cover up our mistakes rather than admit them is inherited from Adam and Eve.

Stephen Prothero, chairman of the religion department of Boston University, wrote a book titled Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know – and Doesn’t. Prothero has often administered a fifteen-question quiz to his undergraduate...

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from a group of primarily Muslim-majority countries in a 5-4 decision, arguing it is within the executive branch’s power to “suspend entry of aliens into...

Church attendance does not save. Only God can do that. But a vital connection to a local church strongly indicates the believer’s level of commitment to God.

"The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. Those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them." [Isaiah 9:2] Those words from the prophet Isaiah told of the coming Prince of Peace, and of the light and life He would bring....

What was finished as He drew those final breaths before death? We know that three days later He rises, but what did Jesus mean was done?

What should you make of randomly glancing at your watch and reading 5:55 a.m., only to glance randomly again later that day and have it read 5:55 p.m.? It is without question that the Bible clearly affirms the symbolic significance of certain...

Are the wild stories in the Bible intended to be taken as historical truths or metaphorical narratives? Let's journey through the pages of the Bible, seeking to understand the diverse perspectives on this fascinating question.

We must not allow homosexual activists to silence the proclamation that Jesus Christ offers hope for redemption and change to all sinners.

I am joining a long departed ancestor, John Throckmorton, in paying respect to the founder of the first Baptist church in America, as well a champion of liberty of conscience, Roger Williams. In the culture war of today, I suspect he would be an...

Many in the history of the church has been embarrassed by God’s wrath and have wanted to revise this biblical truth.

The fact is, doubt is part of the normal Christian life for many known and unknown saints.

Renewal emerged in the 1960s as the Holy Spirit moved across denominations and in Jewish hearts.