Tag: faith

  • Potter and Clay

    A Detailed look at God’s Intimate Sovereignty A potter’s work is one of the most intimate and hands-on crafts in existence, and Scripture’s comparison of God as the Potter and us as the clay (Romans 9:21, Isaiah 64:8) is far richer when you understand what that actually involves. The Potter’s Detailed Process When a potter…

  • Christ’s Preexistence

    Christ’s Preexistence: The Glory He Had Before the World Began In John 17:5, Jesus prays to the Father: “And now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory that I had with You before the world existed.” Here, the words matter — every single one. Jesus says “I” had this glory. Not an impersonal “concept.”…

  • Paul’s Gospel for All: Jew’s Only and Acts 28 Nonsense

    Paul’s Gospel: Timeless, Universal, and Still for Us Today There’s a growing claim in some circles that only certain letters of Paul apply to the Body of Christ today—either because they were written before Acts 28 or because they were “only written to Jews.” But here’s the problem with that: sin and death haven’t changed, and…

  • The Mark of the Beast and Today’s Religion

    The War Against the Cross: How Religion Opposes Christ and Ushers in the Mark of the Beast 1. The Foundation: Salvation Is Christ’s Work Alone The good news of the gospel is not about what you do—it is about what Christ has already done. “Now I am making known to you, brethren, the evangel which I…

  • Jesus Didn’t Die for Possibilities – He Died for Certainties

    The Cross Covered It All — No Exceptions, No Add-Ons I often hear people say things like, “You must repent,” or “You must choose,” or “You must have faith” in order for the cross of Christ to apply to you. These statements sound spiritual, but they carry a dangerous assumption — that our actions somehow make Christ’s work effective. Scripture says…

  • Christianity’s Greatest Sin: Christ’s Cross was not Enough!

    I recently received a comment from someone who said, “God invented hell because He knew people would sin.” That one statement perfectly captures the tragic confusion that religion creates. Think about it: God created hell because He knew we would sin? Really? I always thought God sent Jesus Christ because He knew we would sin. That’s the Gospel. That’s the point…

  • God’s Book: Who Really Writes Your Story?

    God’s Book: Who Really Writes Your Story? Is life a series of unpredictable choices? Are we charting our own course through the universe with the mighty force of “free will”? Or… is everything — absolutely everything — part of a divine script written by God Himself? Let’s take a close look at Psalm 139:16: “Your eyes…

  • Judas and Law Prove God’s Sovereignty

    Another clear example in Scripture of God planning human disobedience is the case of Judas Iscariot. We can all agree that it was God’s intention for His Son to die on the cross to save humanity. For that purpose to be accomplished, Judas’ betrayal was necessary. So, was Judas using his so-called “free will” when he betrayed Jesus, or…

  • God’s Rebuke to Christians Today

    Stop the Phony Dance: Paul’s Rebuke to the Galatians and Today’s Christians This is a continuation of my previous article titled The Christian Phony Dance Between Law and Grace. Let’s turn to the apostle Paul and hear how he addressed this very issue nearly 2,000 years ago: “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very…

  • God Alone has Free-Will

    Does Human Disobedience Prove ‘Free Will’? Many people claim that Adam and Eve made a “free will” choice in the Garden of Eden. But let’s pause for a moment: Where exactly does Scripture say that God gave humanity this so-called “free will” to begin with? Nowhere. So why do people assume it? The usual answer is this:…