QUESTION: Are there biblical examples of how to praise and worship God?  ANSWER:  For us to know how to praise and worship God, we must first understand what it means to praise and worship. When we worship, we are expressing our reverent love and devotion to God. Worship is the act of doing something like … Continue reading ​How to Praise and Worship GOD. →

Paul borrowed that phrase to communicate a point. Christ has no SLAVES but children. Look at these texts: Romans 6:16-22 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that … Continue reading THE SLAVE, THE BLOOD, THE CHILD →

A God who has no law cannot keep what he doesn't. The law is not divine. In fact to argue that the Exodus 20 Decalogue is of God and by God demonstrates how one's Bible study is average and poor. The chronicler in the Old Testament baptizes every human invention by the name of God. That … Continue reading The Law is Not Divine: Case Study Exodus 20 →

Now that we are in Christ Jesus (locale) and that defines us as Christians (Acts 11:26 = And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in … Continue reading HOW INDEPENDENT ARE WE? →

The bible was never meant to be in the custody of laymen. The term "laymen" is not an insult, consider that I myself am a laymen in the field of medicine. Those who brag that they have mastered the bible without having to attend a theological seminary as dangerous. It is like a traditional medicine … Continue reading ​THE FAILED THEOLOGIANS →

​Phillip Yancey was once Asked: QUESTION: Can you define grace? ANSWER: I don’t even try. Jesus talked a lot about grace, but mainly through stories. I remember once getting stuck in Los Angeles traffic and arriving 58 minutes late at the Hertz rental desk.  I walked up in kind of a bad mood, put the … Continue reading What is Grace? →

The following is by my friend Dr. Jason Lisle. Some Christians have the idea that faith and reason are in conflict, divided by some unbridgeable chasm. They think that one takes over where the other leaves off. In reality, faith and reason work together seamlessly to help us know and love our Maker. Many Christians … Continue reading Faith and Reason →

The Old Testament is filled with many examples that demonstrate how God has always been loving to sinners and how he has always saved them by grace and not by any other means. God dealt particularly with Israel and Judah as his chosen people; however in the Old Testament we see that the behavior of … Continue reading ​THE IMAGES OF GOD’S GRACE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT →

​I once belonged to a religious denomination whose approach was: SHOW PEOPLE THE WAY AND THEY WILL FIND LIGHT. And i spent in that religion 12yrs being shown the way and never did i find the LIGHT. it was not until i met Jesus Christ and his approach was: GIVE LIGHT TO PEOPLE AND THEY … Continue reading The Light →

Answer: Everyone seeks freedom. Especially in the West, freedom is the highest virtue, and it is sought after by all who are, or consider themselves to be, oppressed. But freedom in Christ is not the same as political or economic freedom. In fact, some of the most harshly oppressed people in history have had complete … Continue reading Question: How can we experience true freedom in Christ? →