Tag: God

  • 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:…

  • What Actually Happened on the Cross?

    Christianity is a religion, but the cross of Christ is not. In fact, the cross is where religion—and everything else—comes to die. The cross marks the end of all religion, all striving, all human attempts to reach God on our own terms. Think about it: the cross ends all the foolish stories people cling to, the political…

  • Evil Leads to God’s Salvation

    How God Uses Evil to Bring Salvation As mentioned before, in order to truly become children of God, we must come to know both good and evil. That’s why God created the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. In Hebrew, the word for “evil” is ra, and its root, according to Strong’s Concordance (#7489),…

  • Not Understanding Evil Leads to False Doctrine

    Understanding the origin and purpose of evil is essential in knowing the one true God. Not understanding that God created evil for a specific, good purpose allows for people to create false doctrines to justify their ignorance. God created evil (Isaiah 45:7) plain and simple. Evil, in the hands of God, works to complete and…

  • Was Sin and Evil God’s Intention or not?

    That evil exists in the world is fair to say, I think. So, when addressing the problem of evil, we have to ask one question: Was evil a creation intended by God or did evil enter the universe without God’s intention, created by someone or something else? First, it would be beneficial to define the…

  • ‘Ignorance of Evil’ is a Root of Christian Deception

    Evil Introduction We have been told a lie about evil. For so long, religion and society have taught us that evil was created by Satan and has invaded God’s creation against the Almighty’s will. From the very beginning, we have credited Satan with being a creator of something that changes God’s own creation for all…

  • The Worst Sin There is…

    What is the worst sin in scripture? While this may be up for debate, I believe any sin that keeps you from aionian life or the special salvation of believers would be right up there. One of these sins and the sin that the apostle Paul talks about most is SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS. Let’s look at a…

  • The Impossibility of Annihilation and Eternal Hell

    Picture it: The Almighty God creates and Satan says, “NO.” The false teaching of annihilationism teaches that God creates human beings and because of their supposed ‘free-will’ combined with Satan’s power, the human that God created to exist will be taken out of existence. God creates and that creation is rubbed out of existence by…

  • God is Responsible for Reconciling ALL that He Created

    I attended and spoke at a Concordant Conference this past weekend in Kansas City, Missouri. During the conference, two verses came up that really summarizes God’s creation and Christ’s work on the cross. These verses are Genesis 1:1 and Colossians 1:20. In a beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth. – Genesis 1:1 and…