1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Cor13:13)In what ways is love the greatest of these three that remain? Each of these comes as divinegifts. Each of these comes with blessing, purpose and usefulness in the present life. But not allthree of […]
Christian Nationalism Like many of you, I have had the experience of viewing a lively Twitter debate over Christian Nationalism (and the many attendant and related issues) over the previous days. What has been encouraging in all this is that most of these voices would be considered brothers in Christ with whom we share much […]
“He [Moses] chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleetingpleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than thetreasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.” (Heb 11:25–26 NIV) Eschatology is a branch within Christian studies […]
“Called above the world” “Christians are called out of the world, from the evil spirit and temper of it; called above theworld, to higher and better things, to heaven, things unseen and eternal; called from sin toChrist, from vanity to seriousness, from uncleanness to holiness; and this according to theDivine purpose and grace. If sanctified […]
Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. TheJudge is standing at the door! (Jas 5:9 NIV) Family Status I’m struck time and time again by how often the daily practical outworking of Christian living isinformed by eschatological realities. James gives a strong prohibition – don’t grumble againstone another. He […]
“Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10b NIV)The day of the Lord will be a mixed day. It will be a day with canyons of difference in experiencefor the righteous and the unrighteous. For those who are against the Lord and his anointed, itwill be a day that begins an eternal […]
Jurgen Moltmann Jurgen Moltmann (German Theologian & Professor) put forward a fascinating thought toconsider today:“From first to last, and not merely in the epilogue, Christianity is eschatology, is hope,forward looking and forward moving, and therefore also revolutioning and transformingthe present…Hence eschatology cannot really be only a part of Christian doctrine.Rather, the eschatology outlook is characteristic […]
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of therighteous. (Psalm 1:5 NIV) Judgement and Heaven What will judgment day be like? This may not be as common a question as “what will heaven belike,” but thankfully we take our queues not from the commonness of questions but from […]
God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you whoare troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed fromheaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. (2 Thes 1:6-7 NIV) The Bible and God’s view of sin It was […]
The Curse of Death My wife and I have always taught our children about death. This means, as Christian parents,we have also taught our children about the hope of the resurrection. It can be difficult to haveconversations with little ones, and that’s a truism that has been proven time and time again aswe raise our […]