America cannot be ‘the nation whose God is the Lord’
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” is a Bible verse frequently applied to America, but you only need to look at the second half of Psalm 33:12 to see that it can’t be about that.
‘Heal our land’ doesn’t mean America — in this life
2 Chronicles 7:14, with its conditional promise for “My people who are called by My name” to “heal their land,” is often applied to Christians and America. But its context puts that into question, and raises another one: Do we even have a land?
Winning in the Bible: God defines it differently than us
Some Christians use the word "winning" a lot, often in a political or cultural context. But in the Bible, victory often doesn't look like what we think it does.
We don’t grasp how amazing Peter’s story is
Do we really get the magnitude of Peter's denial? Do we grasp how amazing the Lord’s grace and mercy toward him was? This may make you see Peter’s story like you haven't before.
Why partiality may be the most pervasive sin among Christians
Whether it’s related to politics, celebrities or family, many Christians show partiality even though it’s widely condemned in the Bible. See how.
Christians’ hearts should follow, not be followed
Should Christians follow their hearts? A look at what the Bible has to say about our hearts, even as believers, should keep us from following that advice.
Questioning and doubting: What God can ‘handle’
Is it OK to question and doubt God, as some skeptics and progressives claim? Two consecutive Bible stories show us the difference between a question and doubt, and what God thinks of them.
Taking the NAR survey: Prophets, demons and revival
Modern apostles and prophets? The church taking over the world? Demons controlling territories? Take a survey about the beliefs of the New Apostolic Reformation.
Christ the Divider: How Jesus breaks the unity of humanity
For many people, including some Christians, unity is the highest virtue, and division is the worst offense. But that’s not what we see in the Bible, especially in the words of Jesus.
How the unforgivable sin helps us understand Hebrews 6
Two questions Christians have wrestled with over the years are, does Hebrews 6 teach we can lose our salvation, and can we commit the unforgivable sin? The answers are related.
The comfort and peace of applying theology to real life
Big words like propitiation and atonement are theological book words that aren’t relevant to the struggles of real life. Ever think that? Here’s how those doctrines make a huge difference in your life.
God still does miracles: An incredible story of survival
An amazing story of survival after falling down a steep, rocky cliff. There’s no other way to explain it but an act of God.
The absolute, universal, inevitable corruption of power
The axiom "power corrupts" has been fulfilled throughout Scripture and history, even in God’s people. Why, then, do Christians still crave the world's power, when we have an infinitely and eternally superior power working through us?
‘On earth as it is in heaven’ does not mean healing now
Some Christians believe that “on earth as it is in heaven” means we should be healed now, since there’s no sickness in heaven. What the Bible says about our bodies on earth obliterates that idea.
Why Jesus went to the cross, according to the Bible
People give various reasons for why Jesus died on the cross, reflecting many different theologies and worldviews. But the Bible tells us many times over why He was crucified.
Why God no longer works through nation-states
One of the more stark differences we see from the Old Testament to the New is that God stopped advancing His people through the political power and force of earthly nations. Why do we still seek that, then?
Biblical truths that led me out of the charismatic movement
Are you confused by preachers and churches that are always talking about healing, prophecies, God’s presence, signs and wonders? I was, and here’s how God led me out of that through His living and powerful word.
When God’s people wanted a strongman to fight for them
There was a time when God’s people wanted a strongman to fight for them, and for their country to be great like the other nations of the world. God was not pleased with their desire for power.
Christian, you don’t need more faith to be healed
Have you been praying for a healing only to be told you need more faith? Here’s a comprehensive Biblical case proving that’s not true. Jesus doesn’t need anything to heal us.
Many of us don’t get the way that Jesus gets us
Yes, Jesus gets us, as the ad campaign says. But does it get the way He gets us? If we think that means He affirms us, then we don’t get Him.