When people try to live according to God’s law, they are frequently accused of being legalists, prompting us to ask a startling question: Was Jesus a Legalist? To truly answer this, we must look past…
Most of us grew up hearing about the “American Dream” As a political slogan, it’s is useful, primarily because the hearer gets to decide exactly what it means. And politicians on both sides love to…
When confronted with the historical doctrines of grace, Arminians frequently respond by citing popular proof-texts like John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:9, and 1 Timothy 2:4 to deny God’s absolute sovereignty over salvation. But are these…
Many Pentecostals and charismatics claim that a natural part of the Christian life is to experience a “second baptism” of the Holy Spirit – but is this modern teaching true or is it a form…
Many people think that effective evangelism begins with proclaiming Jesus’ love for sinners. But there’s the question, and it’s an important one: Has Jesus commanded us to tell unbelievers that He loves them? And when…
Christian celebrity culture gets rightly criticized for its worldliness, its elevation and celebration of men and their achievements, and its tendency to create apologetics for all types of unbiblical behaviors. But there is also a…
There’s been a lot of talk in the past few years about how young men are leaving Protestant churches for the Roman Catholic Church. It’s easy to forget that the Roman Catholic Church, like all…
There has been a big shift in America in how men and women decide to get married. In early America, parents had a very high level of authority and responsibility over who their children married….
In this episode of The Conquering Truth, we explore “contumacy”—the most common reason for excommunication in faithful churches today. While many assume church discipline is only for overt scandals like adultery, contumacy is a stubborn…
Why did the first Pentecost lead to death while the last led to life? Most Christians celebrate Pentecost as the “birthday of the church,” but its roots go back much further—to the foot of Mount…
