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Repentance is Not Behavior Change
You may or may not relate to the following hypothetical scenario: You are a believer and ascribe to the idea that repentance equals behavior change. You have a biblical understanding of what sin is, so repentance in your mind means “stop doing it,” whatever sin it is. Because genuine repentance is linked to behavior, you…
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Why Modern Judaism is Not Biblical Judaism
Beyond doubt, without Judaism, Christianity would not exist. Judaism laid the foundation for biblical Christianity, but for the work of the Lord to be complete, it required something to be built on top of a foundation. Without additional layers, all you have are beginnings without something that is whole or functional. Jesus, of course, is…
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How to Fear Not
Let me ask you a question. In general, do you feel burdened, frustrated or disheartened about certain aspects of reality? Do you have the sense that the prevailing worldview is animating movement in a direction totally opposite to what is true, what is right and what is consistent with a biblical worldview? Do you, with…
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If God, Why Evil?
Have you ever asked the question, “God, how could you let that happen?” Have you ever wrestled with trying to reconcile the fact that God is holy, sovereign and good with the reality that the world is saturated with people and things that are unholy and evil? Have you ever doubted God because evil exists?…
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Contra Caesar II: Live Not By Lies
In Part I of this series, the question that I had sought a biblical answer for was “When is it permissible for the Christian to disobey civil authorities?”[1] The impetus to search for an answer was persuaded by the current sociopolitical environment, in which secular authorities, under the pretext of an acute public health crisis,…