by Robby McAlpine | Aug 7, 2017 | Apologetics, Christology, Gospel, Sin, Soteriology, The Kingdom of God, Theodicy, Theological Studies, Worship
“This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’—and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst...
by Kenny Burchard | Feb 10, 2017 | Anthropology, Creation, Israel, Sin, The Kingdom of God, Theodicy, Theological Studies
I just finished reading through the book of Genesis again — this time, in the YouVersion online version of the New Living Translation. To read Genesis is to read an epic drama! At some points along the way as I read, I found myself in tears, and found my heart...
by Kenny Burchard | Nov 15, 2016 | Christology, Gospel, Israel, Sin, Soteriology
One of the most familiar stories in the Bible is the Passover narrative in Exodus 12:1-42. In God’s dramatic deliverance of Israel from Egyptian captivity and slavery, and his protection of them from the death plague about to fall on all the first born males in...
by Kenny Burchard | Oct 7, 2016 | Christology, Sin, Soteriology, Theology Proper
My first course in Seminary was called Theological Understandings of Jesus. It was taught by professor Mark D. Baker. On the first day of the class, he asked us to talk together about (get ready for some nerdy terminology) the hypostatic union. You know, Jesus is...
by Kenny Burchard | Mar 23, 2016 | Anthropology, Creation, Gospel, Hell, Sin, Soteriology, Theological Studies
So many fallacies abound (and are passed on by being repeated over and over again) regarding the Genesis account of the creation of humanity, the nature of the first humans before and after the fall, and the nature of the human soul (or spirit, or both if one thinks...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 4, 2016 | Ecclesiology, Pneumatology, Sin, Soteriology, Theological Studies
“Christians don’t need to repent,” said the young man. “Jesus died for our sins… past, present, and future,” he continued, “so you don’t need to spend all of your time asking him for forgiveness. He has already forgiven you!” According to this young man,...
by Robby McAlpine | Jun 29, 2015 | Apologetics, Ecclesiology, Epistemology, Sin, Theological Studies
I’m worried about some of my friends. They’re really good people, and I deeply value our relationships. But I’m growing concerned that some of them may have been sucked into a mind-bending cult. They seem, well…brainwashed. They don’t...
by Able Baker | Jun 9, 2014 | Sin
Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. It is so easy for Christians (or any group of people for that matter) to get together and think they are solving problems with phrases like “porn problem” or...
