We homeschool our children, taking them through Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons when they’re around four. We’ve been pleased with the book, including the way the instruction is presented like a script. The words Katie is supposed to say are in red, and our child’s responses are in black. There’s a response provided if a child answers correctly, and […]
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Does the Gospel Make God an Abomination?
People mean well when they say all sins are the same, but the problem is they’re not. One way they’re different is certain sins are identified as an abomination. Two such examples: He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 17:5 […]
How Did Salvation and Forgiveness Take Place in the Old Testament?
How were people forgiven (or saved) in the Old Testament? Did forgiveness (or salvation) take place in the Old Testament through sacrifices or human effort? The short answer is forgiveness (and salvation) was received in the Old Testament the same way it’s received in the New Testament: by grace through faith. The Gospel can’t be a New Testament […]
What Foods Should Christians NOT Eat?
Are there any foods Christians should not eat? The New Testament is overwhelmingly clear that there are no food restrictions for Christians. Consider the following verses: Jesus said, “It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth.” Matthew 15:11 The Greek word for “defile” is […]
God Doesn’t Choose Like Man Chooses
The Apostle Paul explained said God doesn’t choose like man chooses: God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things (most translations say “lowly”) of the […]
Am I Saved? Seven Tests to Know!
“Am I saved?” is one of the most important questions we can ask. Jesus said many people are deceived about the answer: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, […]
Do You Desire to Live a Quiet Life?
A quiet life might not sound attractive, but if we consider how God has called us to live, this is the way it should be: Aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 We Identify with Peter Versus […]
When Should Children Be Baptized?
I am a credobaptist, which is to say I believe people should be baptized when they become Christians. This stands in contrast to paeodobaptists who believe the infants of Christian parents should be baptized. I received the following question about when children should be baptized: Please explain why a child’s baptism should lack coercion. Helpful tips, suggestions, […]
Don't Test God
In May 2012 Mark Wolford died after handling a rattlesnake during service. He’d just turned 44 and he said, “It is going to be a homecoming like the old days. Good ‘ole raised in the holler or mountain ridge running, Holy Ghost-filled speaking-in-tongues sign believers.” Yesterday I read about Jamie Coots who died Saturday after […]
Paradoxes in the Bible
Paradoxes are statements that seem contradictory, inconsistent, or absurd, but are nonetheless true…and the Bible is full of paradoxes… God Exalts the Humble and Humbles the Exalted This is probably the Bible’s most common paradox. In the New Testament: 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you […]
