Jesus is describing a much more humble attitude—one that perhaps includes a tacit recognition of the other person’s hurt or anger.His words within the Lord’s Prayer are a reminder of why we should forgive: “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Matt 6:12).Forgiveness isn’t grudging or passive—it’s actively showing accepta

Ehrman likes to tout that he's a former evangelical, who went to Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton College. He then went on to Princeton Seminary where he began to have some doubts about his faith. That faith finally shattered when he was teaching at Rutgers University. Now, he's an agnostic.So why do Bart Ehrman and other liberal scholars even con

But does this doctrine not destroy all incentive to evangelism? Here is Mark Dever’s answer:I understand that some worry that if we accept the Bible’s teaching on election we will never evangelize. Should we not also be worried that if we reject the Bible’s teaching on election we will never be humbled enough to make Christianity look like anything

6. Three elements enter into our appeal to God: Prayer, the outpouring of the soul; supplication, stating our desires; and thanksgiving; we must always come to God, not in a complaining spirit, but with thankfulness for present mercies.7. "The peace of God" is the peace that comes by putting everything in the hands of the one who is able and willin

This structure is adapted from J. P. Fokkelman’s analysis of Genesis 11:1–9 in his book Narrative Art in Genesis.Sources:Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1988). Logos.com/BakerEncyclopediaJ.P. Fokkelman, Narrative Art in Genesis: Specimens of Stylistic and Structural Analysis (2

Why Do People Argue Paul Didn't Write Philippians in Rome?Without question the central objection to Paul writing Philippians from Rome is the distance. Estimates range from 700 to 1,200 miles depending on the route taken. Travel times varied significantly depending whether one traveled by sea or land and the weather at a given time of the year. Fur

Again, just as in the example I gave above, the answer depends on the situation. There are certain circumstances when it is not wise to answer a fool according to his folly, but there are other circumstances when it is wise to answer a fool according to his folly. Proverbs 26:4 says, “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him y

Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows : when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.  And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.  But when he had considered this, behold, an ang

Our hearts become more enamored with what God has given us than God himself. The more that we have, the easier it becomes for us to find our greatest joy in those things rather than God. It is this very danger that Jesus warned of when he said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in

Psalm 34 meets us in our affliction: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.… The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned” (>Psa 34:18–19, 22).Scripture promises th

This is where the good news of the gospel meets us. The word gospel literally means “good news”—a message, a proclamation, an announcement. One of the paradoxes of this message is that before it can be good news, it must start with bad news: we are sinful, broken people. We are rebels against God. We are mired in lies and self-worship, and we look

"Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing.Were not the right Man on our side, The man of God's own choosing.Dost ask who that might be? Christ Jesus it is He. Lord Sabaoth His name, From age to age the same.And He must win the battle." Lucy Neeley Adams has always loved music. She began telling the story of hymns on Christi

1. Islam's BeginningsIslam, which literally means “submission” in Arabic, is a monotheistic religion and the second largest religion worldwide with over 1.5 billion followers and climbing. Only Christianity, which has a little over 2 billion followers, outnumbers it.Officially, Islam began around 622 AD in a polytheistic culture in Saudi Arabia, wi

1. Failing to Start at the BeginningWhen you read a story, would you start with the last chapter first? Yet this is what many people do when they read Revelation. They start at the back of the book, instead of starting at the beginning. The Bible is one book of 66 smaller books and the first part of the book (the Old Testament) sets the stage, intr

It's clear we please Jesus by bearing fruit. But what kind of fruit? The fruit that comes from every good work. Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works ... that we should walk in them." This is our purpose, one we have been gloriously restored to by the Resurrection and which flows naturally from our

That’s where the Spirit of Jesus brings you—freely embracing an unlimited liability, and placing no restrictions on what He can ask of you. There will always be something in your flesh that says, “Just give me the rules. Tell me what I have to do.” It feels safer than the unlimited liability of love. Do you see that in yourself?How to lose yo

(By the way, according to Paul in Galatians 1:17, he also traveled to Arabia for three years at some point during his other journeys.)In other words, Paul’s life from the time of his conversion was one of almost constant travels punctuated with a few periods of staying in one location for a time. This is exactly what I would expect from someone gif

my Word is your help:you mighty man of valour;who very probably was a stout man in body, and of a courageous mind naturally, and might at this instant have an increase both of bodily strength and greatness of soul; or, on the other hand, this was said to animate and encourage him to do what he was about to be sent to do.(Adapted from John Gill's Ex

1. He Has an Active, Growing Relationship with Jesus Finding a guy that goes to church isn’t easy, but finding one that’s actively engaged in growing spiritually is more important. Does he study and apply the Bible to his life? Does he serve others at church and in his personal life? Does he reflect Jesus?What you and your future husband do with Je

You see, my dog has a serious problem with the way she thinks! Maybe that's okay for her ... she's a dog ... but for Christians to roll around in the filth of sin and thoroughly enjoy it is a completely different matter. There is something dreadfully wrong with the heart of a Christian who enjoys kissing dirty mirrors.Paul warns the believer in thi