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To read the Bible "theologically" means to read the Bible "with a focus on God": his being, his character, his words and works, his purpose, presence, power, promises, and precepts. The Bible can be read from different standpoints and with…

My friend Bryan Chapell, in his fine book Christ-Centered Preaching,1 has argued that preaching is really about getting Jesus across to an audience as a worldview. If Christ is not preached, Chapell writes, it may be seriously questioned…

C.S. Lewis emerged as a twentieth-century icon in the world of Christian literature. His prodigious work combining acute intellectual reasoning with unparalleled creative imagination made him a popular figure not only in the Christian world…

Jesus is concerned to give assurance to those of us who would read the Gospel of John in the 21st century. For example, he prays for us in John 17:20, "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their…

It has been called the Achilles' heel of the Christian faith. Of course, I'm referring to the classical problem of the existence of evil. Philosophers such as John Stuart Mill have argued that the existence of evil demonstrates that God is…

I love bumper sticker theology. These rolling evangelism tracts say a lot about the popular theology of the church. Some are amusing. One bumper sticker that I've seen recently is the one that says, "Be patient, God isn't done with me…

Can you define what a Christian is without mentioning the church? If you can, your definition just might not line up with the Bible's. Think about it. If you're an orphan, you don't adopt parents; they adopt you. If your adoptive parents…

What would your response be if I told you that the most important thing you need to be as a church member is an expositional listener? I think your first response might be, "What on earth is ‘expositional listening'?" Before answering…

Have you ever asked why God's forgiveness is of any value? Or what about eternal life? Have you ever asked why a person would want to have eternal life? Why should we want to live forever? These questions matter because it is possible to…

JOB A REAL PERSON.--It has been supposed by some that the book of Job is an allegory, not a real narrative, on account of the artificial character of many of its statements. Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur. He had …