Resources by Topic: Doctrine and Theology

Think about the person you would most want to spend time with. Who would that person be? Your favorite singer, author, or athlete? Your best friend who moved away? A family member who’s already died?

That first century Jewish culture understood truth far better than grace. Grace comes first in John 1:14 because it was more surprising.

I desire, I want to be a jewel that does not cringe if God chooses to give my soul a hard scrubbing every now and then.

“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” (Hebrews 4:13)

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for them.

PROVIDENCE: God’s faithful and effective care and guidance of everything which He has made toward the end which He has chosen.

After posting my blog on hell, someone pointed out Al Mohler's blog post, "Air Conditioning Hell: How Liberalism Happens," on the same subject. It's excellent. 

The millennium is an interesting subject. It’s also a theological lightning rod, one which I didn’t want to be a center of attention in my book Heaven. 

The truth is that the oldest and most reliable biblical manuscripts include Christ’s explicit statements about Hell. The gospel writers didn’t make up their Lord’s words in the gospels. They simply recorded them.

Humans value their ability to choose. There is a powerful illusion that we are capable of clearly discerning all things; that we are the final authority in our life. 

What if we could reduce Christ’s attributes to just two qualities that we could wrap our minds around? John 1:14 does exactly that. It describes him as “full of grace and truth.”

You will hear McLaren's book mentioned with increasing frequency. It's having a wide impact.

Jesus said in John 10: "I and the Father are One." Jesus is God and the Holy Spirit is God; the Son is God and the Father is God.

It is my happiness that I have served Him who never fails to reward His servants to the full extent of His promise. – John Calvin