Does it bother you like it does me when Christian “ministers” come to town, invite you to a meeting, and then ask for a handout? It’s like finding a fly in your tea. It ruins the whole experience. You thought you had a free invitation only to discover you were invited to a fund-raising event. […]

In 2 Corinthians 1:3, our apostle Paul calls God “the Father of mercies.” God giving mercy to man is not a new idea. He has been giving mercy ever since the first man sinned (see Gen 3:21). The Lord is merciful and gracious (Ps 103:8). It describes his character. Our God is merciful, and his […]

Taught by Justin Johnson on Description: Another old dispute in Christianity is when grace was given. Mid-Acts Pauline Dispensationalists like us sometimes heat up the argument by saying that the Apostle Paul was the first person to know grace. People respond to this with objections like, “Grace is found in the Bible before Paul!” However, […]

Do you need to set your affection on the Lord? (Col 3:2) Do you want to increase your love of the Lord? (2 Tim 3:4) Do you sometimes not know what to pray? (Rom 8:26) Perhaps you should practice praising the Lord. Yes, it takes practice. No, praise is not listening to half an hour […]

There is a reason that Abraham is called the father of all them that believe (Rom 4:11). God gave more promises to Abraham than perhaps any single person in the Bible. A major portion of Genesis is used to record these many promises and covenants. The proper response when God gives you a promise is […]